The St. Paul Engineer District is closing four of its locks and dams in early December for maintenance. The closures will officially end the 2023 navigation season on the Mississippi… Read More
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The lockmaster at Lindy C. Boggs Lock and Dam, also known as Lock 1, on the Red River near Marksville, La., discovered a crack in the miter gate anchorage on… Read More
The Tulsa Engineer District reports that Webbers Falls Lock, No. 16 on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas Waterway System at Mile 366.6, will be closed to navigation traffic for one week from… Read More
Kentucky Lock, at Tennessee River Mile 22.4, has been closed for repairs since a mechanical failure on January 24. According to a navigation notice from the Nashville Engineer District, the… Read More
The scheduled 120-day closure of the Illinois Waterway later this year will start a month earlier than a similar closure in 2020 and is less extensive, while still critical for… Read More
A broken stem on one of two emptying valves at Kentucky Lock will require a closure during daylight hours beginning September 6. The closure at the lock, Tennessee River Mile… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District’s Jerry F. Costello Lock was closed to traffic August 19 when it could no longer close its downstream miter gates due to silt and debris… Read More
Both chambers at Mehldahl Locks and Dam at Ohio River Mile 436.2 are closing for eight hours daily through September 1 to replace the motor control process. “We’re repowering, replacing… Read More
The main chamber at Pickwick Locks and Dam, Tennessee River Mile 206.7, is closed because of a crack in the bottom of a gate that is allowing water to flow… Read More
Kentucky Lock at Mile 22.4 on the Tennessee River closed June 11 after a barge sank in the chamber. Salvage operations were expected to begin at 9 a.m. June 14… Read More
