The St. Louis Engineer District temporarily closed the 1,200-foot main chamber at Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Ill., August 1 to all commercial and recreational traffic after a… Read More
Locks and Dams
State legislatures in Michigan and Illinois have now both passed funding measures that will help fund construction of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, designed to keep invasive carp from spreading… Read More
As the work passes the halfway point, three closed and dewatered locks and dams on the Illinois Waterway are on schedule for reopening September 30. “It’s on task and on… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
