Eau Galle Lake, Wisconsin

Authorized purposes of the Eau Galle Lake Project include flood control, recreation, and enhancement of fish and wildlife. Eau Galle Lake is located on the Eau Galle River in Wisconsin.

Flood Control Sites, Minnesota: Lake Traverse, Orwell Lake, Red Lake, Big Stone (Highway 75 Dam), Lac qui Parle

Minnesota flood control sites include flood risk management, recreation and environmental stewardship business line functions. Each have public use facilities for shore fishing, picnicking, bird watching, and other activities. The land is actively managed for habitat enhancement.

Flood Control Sites, North Dakota: Lake Ashtabula, Homme Lake, Souris River

Homme Lake and Lake Ashtabula are multipurpose sites with flood risk management, recreation, and environmental stewardship business functions. The Souris River Project is used for flood control and mitigation activities and is operated in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).

Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs, Minnesota

The Mississippi River Headwaters Project consists of six headwaters dams in north-central Minnesota. The dams were constructed or reconstructed between 1884 and 1913 to aid navigation on the Mississippi River between St. Paul, Minnesota, and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Because the navigation mission of the headwaters dams declined with the creation of the Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Navigation Channel and recreation grew in importance to the region’s economy, the mission shifted to flood risk management, recreation, and environmental stewardship.

Mississippi River Recreation and Environmental Stewardship

Although navigation was the initial purpose of the Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Navigation Project, Congress has since authorized the development of recreational facilities, protection of forest resources, and required the consideration of fish and wildlife conservation.