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.

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.