St. Paul District News

The new edition of Crosscurrents is now available!

Pentagon News — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:40:20 GMT

The new edition of Crosscurrents is now available!

The new issue of Crosscurrents is available

Pentagon News — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:20:39 GMT

The new issue of Crosscurrents is now available.

New issue of Crosscurrents now available

Pentagon News — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:36:34 GMT

New issue of Crosscurrents now available

The Spring issue of Crosscurrents is now available

Pentagon News — Tue, 14 May 2024 15:46:33 GMT

The Spring issue of Crosscurrents is now available! Read it here https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Media/Crosscurrents/

Major work completed at Lock and Dam 2

Melanie Peterson — Fri, 10 May 2024 17:20:19 GMT

There is major work happening at Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minnesota. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, performs rehabilitative work on each of the district’s 13 locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi River every 15-20 years. This year, it was time for Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minnesota, to be dewatered for the first time since 2007. The Corps closed Lock 2 on Dec. 4, 2023, to complete the necessary work by a target date of March 5.

USACE assembles Tainter gate puzzle at Red River Structure

Melanie Peterson — Fri, 10 May 2024 16:13:22 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its contractors continue to make strides in construction on the Red River structure, seven miles south of Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota, on the Red River of the North.

USACE celebrates Earth Day with tree planting at restoration project

Melanie Peterson — Fri, 10 May 2024 15:52:54 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and agency partners celebrated Earth Day, April 22, with a tree planting at McGregor Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project, near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

Wabasha, Corps partnership in managing Mississippi River dredged sand pays dividends

Patrick Moes — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:27:07 GMT

The Upper Mississippi River near Wabasha, Minnesota, is traditionally quiet during the winter as the river freezes, halting large tow boats shipping grains, fertilizer and other bulk commodities.

Corps partners to monitor Upper Mississippi River System

Pentagon News — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:15:00 GMT

We're celebrating the most complete understanding of any large river ecosystem in the world and the cooperative monitoring that led us here.

Historic agreement creates river sand management partnership

Pentagon News — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:07:00 GMT

Members from the city of Wabasha, Minnesota, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, gathered at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha to sign a historic partnership agreement July 24.

Spring 2023 Crosscurrents

Pentagon News — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:22:01 GMT

The Spring 2023 issue of Crosscurrents is now available. You can read it here: https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Media/Crosscurrents/

Fall 2022 Crosscurrents

Pentagon News — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:16:16 GMT

The Fall 2022 issue of Crosscurrents, the district's newsletter, is now available here: https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Media/Crosscurrents/

Summer 2022 Crosscurrents

Pentagon News — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 18:24:52 GMT

The Summer 2022 issue of Crosscurrents, the district's newsletter, is now available here: https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Media/Crosscurrents/

Corps of Engineers continues flood risk reduction projects in Fargo, N.D.

Patrick Moes — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:38:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District reached another milestone in its efforts to reduce flood risk to more than 235,000 people in the greater Fargo, North Dakota / Moorhead, Minnesota metro area.

Fall 2021 Crosscurrents

Pentagon News — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 20:29:04 GMT

The Fall 2021 issue of Crosscurrents, the district's newsletter, is now available here: https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Media/Crosscurrents/

The Summer 2021 issue of Crosscurrents is now available

Pentagon News — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 19:56:10 GMT

The Summer 2021 issue of Crosscurrents is now available.

Crosscurrents Spring 2021 is now available

Pentagon News — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:54:11 GMT

The Spring 2021 issue of Crosscurrents is now available here: https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Media/Crosscurrents/

A Winter to Remember: Corps of Engineers continues annual winter maintenance fight to preserve aging infrastructure

Patrick Moes — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 14:21:42 GMT

The American Society of Civil Engineers 2021 infrastructure report card released in March was less than perfect for the nation’s inland navigation system. According to the report, they gave the Inland waterway infrastructure a D+. The ASCE report said the infrastructure "includes locks and dams as well as navigation channels” but added that shipping delays cost up to $739 per hour for an average tow within the United States.

Crosscurrents Winter 2020 is now available

Pentagon News — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:07:14 GMT

The winter 2020 edition of Crosscurrents is now available.

Local Government Liaisons reach the hearts of communities

George Stringham — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:55:00 GMT

Often during disaster response, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Planning and Response Teams such as, temporary emergency power, debris removal and Operation Blue Roof are the Corps activities in the limelight; however, the little-known and little-seen Local Government Liaison, or LGL, national cadre is operating in the background, providing a critical lifeline of communication between Federal Emergency Management Agency, the state, local officials, and the Corps.