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IWUB Requests Federal Funding For Cost Overruns The new, 1,200-foot lock chamber is being built next to the existing 600-foot lock chamber at Kentucky Lock and Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky.

The new, 1,200-foot lock chamber is being built next to the existing 600-foot lock chamber at Kentucky Lock and Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky.

IWUB Requests Federal Funding For Cost Overruns

July 27, 2023

During the July 20 meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) in Paducah, Ky., the board voted unanimously to recommend that the remaining cost for several major lock construction… Read More

New Book Details Last Ohio River Wicket Dams’ History “Last of the Old Wicket Dams: A History of Ohio River Locks and Dams 52 and 53, 1928-2018” details the history of the wicket dams along the lower Ohio River that were replaced when Olmsted Locks and Dam came online in 2018. (Photo courtesy of the Louisville Engineer District)

“Last of the Old Wicket Dams: A History of Ohio River Locks and Dams 52 and 53, 1928-2018” details the history of the wicket dams along the lower Ohio River that were replaced when Olmsted Locks and Dam came online in 2018. (Photo courtesy of the Louisville Engineer District)

New Book Details Last Ohio River Wicket Dams’ History

July 7, 2023

A new book exploring the history of the Ohio River’s last two wicket dams is available from the Louisville Engineer District. “Last of the Old Wicket Dams: A History of… Read More

St. Louis Engineers Want Pilots’ Help In Designing Lock Feature Screenshot of Rose Point Navigation screen with virtual view of planned new 1.200-foot lock, to give captains the opportunity to provide feedback on the location of a proposed approach cell.

Screenshot of Rose Point Navigation screen with virtual view of planned new 1.200-foot lock, to give captains the opportunity to provide feedback on the location of a proposed approach cell.

St. Louis Engineers Want Pilots’ Help In Designing Lock Feature

June 30, 2023

If you are a towboat pilot or captain who regularly transits Lock 25 at Winfield, Mo., engineers and designers at the St. Louis Engineer District want your help in helping… Read More

Are Snake River Dams At Risk Again?

June 23, 2023

The wars over the four dams on the lower Snake River, just before it joins the Columbia River — Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite — are… Read More

Corps, Arkansas Waterways Commission Sign Tow-Haulage MOA

June 16, 2023

Arkansas Waterways Commission Director Cassandra Caldwell, Little Rock Engineer District Commander Col. Damon Knarr and others gathered on June 10 at Murray Lock & Dam 7 to sign a cost-share… Read More

Hydropower Project At Dashields L&D Gets Preliminary FERC Approval

June 7, 2023

The Federal Register reported May 10 that a preliminary permit has been approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a hydropower project proposed by Dashields Hydropower Corporation for installation… Read More

Lock And Dam 25 Expansion Breaks Ground Corps officials at the Lock 25 groundbreaking. (Photo by David Murray)

Lock And Dam 25 Expansion Breaks Ground

May 26, 2023

A crowd of just under a hundred people attended the May 18 groundbreaking of an expanded 1,200-foot chamber at Lock and Dam 25 on the Mississippi River at Winfield, Mo.,… Read More

Ground Broken For First Of Eight Mooring Cells At Upper Mississippi River Locks

May 24, 2023

The Rock Island Engineer District hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mooring cell at Locks and Dam 14 near Pleasant Valley, Iowa, on April 23. This mooring cell, part… Read More

Tennessee Valley Authority Offers Rare Public Tours Of Some Of Its Dams

May 15, 2023

In celebration of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s 90th anniversary in 2023, TVA is offering a chance for the public to tour several of its dams. The tours will allow the… Read More

Work On New Lock Chamber At Charleroi Nears Completion Construction laborers perform work on the chamber floor concrete infill and wall-facing rebar and formwork for the Charleroi Lock Construction Project at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 in Charleroi, Pa., in March of this year. The newly constructed chamber is scheduled to be filled with water beginning later this month. (Pittsburgh Engineer District photo by Michel Sauret)

Construction laborers perform work on the chamber floor concrete infill and wall-facing rebar and formwork for the Charleroi Lock Construction Project at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 in Charleroi, Pa., in March of this year. The newly constructed chamber is scheduled to be filled with water beginning later this month. (Pittsburgh Engineer District photo by Michel Sauret)

Work On New Lock Chamber At Charleroi Nears Completion

May 12, 2023

A new, expanded riverside lock chamber at Charleroi, Pa., on the Monongahela River will begin filling with water sometime the week of May 22. “That will be a big milestone… Read More