15 Apr 2025

Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration: Section 1135, Leech Lake Dam Fish Passage, Minnesota

The purpose of the project is to provide hydraulic connectivity for aquatic organisms to pass from the Leech River upstream to Leech Lake.

15 Apr 2025

Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration: Section 206, Kinnickinnic River Restoration, Wisconsin

There are currently two dams on the Kinnickinnic River in River Falls, Wisconsin: Powell Dam and Junction Dam. The Kinnickinnic River is a Class 1 trout stream, and the river section along River Falls is highly degraded because of impoundments. The removal of the Powell Falls Dam, and possibly Junction Falls Dam, presents a unique opportunity to restore the river to its natural setting.

16 Apr 2025

Chippewa Diversion Repairs: Watson, Minnesota

The Chippewa Diversion structure redirect flows from the Chippewa River to the Minnesota River via the Lac qui Parle embankment dam. The structure includes one Tainter gate and a low-flow culvert with sluice gate. The site also includes a low-flow channel. Maintenance is required once the Tainter gate, concrete gate structure, electrical components and low-flow channel are complete.

24 Apr 2025

Dredged Material Management Plan: Pool 3 and Upper Pool 4, Minnesota and Wisconsin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates and maintains the Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Navigation Project, and one method the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses to keep the channel the right size is dredging river soils or “material.” The purpose of the Dredged Material Management Plan is to prepare a coordinated, long-term plan for managing dredged material in Pool 3 and Upper Pool 4. This plan was initiated due to needs for dredged material management upland placement sites.

15 Apr 2025

Planning Assistance to States: Thief River Falls, Minnesota

The purpose of this potential project is to aid in providing technical assistance to gather baseline river sediment and morphology data. This data will potentially feed into a future feasibility study and project addressing the water quality of the city of Thief River Falls, Minnesota.

15 Apr 2025

Riverbank Stabilization: Section 14, Sheldon Road Bridge, North Dakota

The purpose of this project is to stabilize the riverbank adjacent to Sheldon Road in Sheldon, North Dakota, to protect the bridge from eroding into the Sheyenne River.

2 Dec 2020

Upper Mississippi River - Illinois Waterway System Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP)

Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) is a long-term program of ecosystem restoration and navigation improvements for the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS). NESP will improve system capacity and reduce commercial traffic delays through construction of seven new 1,200-foot locks, mooring cells, and switchboat implementation.

16 Apr 2025

Upper Mississippi River – Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program: Sny Magill Project, Iowa

This Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program study is a partnership with the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The study will consider alternatives including riverbank stabilization and protection, floodplain restoration, closure or partial closure structures, and in-channel diversion structures.