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  • September

    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.

  • Beneficial Use of Dredged Material: Section 1122, Upper Pool 4, Lake Pepin, Bay City, Wisconsin

    This project utilizes dredged material generated from the navigation channel to protect and restore backwater habitat; this is a win-win project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, our partner agencies, and the environment. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is the nonfederal sponsor of this project.

  • Beneficial Use of Dredged Material: Section 204, Pigs Eye Lake Islands, Minnesota

    The project will beneficially utilize dredge material to create islands that will provide a variety of habitats for fish and wildlife. Pigs Eye Lake is located in Ramsey County, Minnesota, just east of downtown St. Paul, in upper Pool 2 of the Mississippi River.

  • 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.

  • Dam Safety Program: Iowa

    The overlying purpose of the Dam Safety Program is to ensure the integrity and viability of dams such that they do not present unacceptable risks to the public, property, and the environment. Within the St. Paul District, Lock and Dam 10 in Iowa is federally authorized, operated and maintained.

  • Dam Safety Program: Minnesota

    The overlying purpose of the Dam Safety Program is to ensure the integrity and viability of dams such that they do not present unacceptable risks to the public, property, and the environment. Several dams in Minnesota are federally authorized, operated and maintained.

  • Dam Safety Program: North Dakota

    The overlying purpose of the Dam Safety Program is to ensure the integrity and viability of dams such that they do not present unacceptable risks to the public, property, and the environment. Within the St. Paul District, two dams in North Dakota are federally authorized, operated and maintained.

  • Disposition Study: Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam 1, Minnesota

    This work will determine whether continued operation and ownership of Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam 1 are in the federal interest, and if not, consider alternatives for disposal of the property.
  • Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minneapolis, Minn.

    Disposition Study: Upper St. Anthony Falls and Lock and Dam, Minnesota

    This work will determine whether continued operation and ownership of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock project is in the federal interest, and if not, consider alternatives for disposal of the property.

  • Dredged Material Management Plan: Pool 10—Iowa and Wisconsin

    The purpose of the Pool 10 Dredged Material Management Plan is to prepare a coordinated, long-term plan for managing dredged material in Pool 10. This plan was initiated due to needs for dredged material management at upland placement sites, especially in the downstream reach of the pool.

  • Dredged Material Management Plan: Pool 2—Minnesota

    The purpose of the Pool 2 Dredged Material Management Plan is to prepare a coordinated long-term plan for managing dredged material in Pool 2. This plan was initiated due to increases in dredging volumes throughout Pool 2. This plan was initiated due to increases in dredging volumes throughout Pool 2.

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

    The Pool 3 and Upper Pool 4 Dredged Material Management Plan study area is located between Lock and Dam 3 near Red Wing, Minnesota, and the southern tip of Lake Pepin at Reads Landing, Minnesota, spanning roughly 51 river miles from 764 to 815.2. 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.”

  • Dredged Material Management Plan: Pool 9—Iowa, 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 used to maintain the 9-foot channel is dredging river soils or “material.” The purpose of the Pool 9 Dredged Material Management Plan is to prepare a coordinated long-term plan for managing dredged material in Pool 9. This plan was initiated due to needs for dredged material management at upland placement sites, especially in the upstream reach of the pool.
  • Eau Galle Lake observation deck

    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.

  • August

    Col. Dan Koprowski, St. Paul District commander, left, and Charlie Wooley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Regional deputy regional director, had the opportunity to congratulate Dan Kelner, mussels biologist, center, and the entire multi-agency mussel coordination team and staff at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge as winners of the Midwest Region’s 2014 Recovery Champion Awards for their work to save endangered freshwater mussels, whooping cranes, Karner blue butterflies and Kirtland’s warblers. The interagency Mussel Coordination Team received the Midwest Region’s Partner Recovery Champion Award in recognition of their collaborative work to conserve and restore the endangered Higgins eye, a species of freshwater mussel, in the Upper Mississippi River. The team, which began its work in 2000, includes members from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, University of Minnesota, Illinois Natural History Survey and, two private companies.

    Endangered Species: Conservation of Native Mussels

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the lead agency on the Mussel Coordination Team (MCT). Other members of the MCT include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Park Service, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Departments of Natural Resources from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois.

  • September

    Environmental Infrastructure Assistance: Section 154, Northern Wisconsin

    The Section 154 program authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide assistance to northern Wisconsin public entities in the form of design, construction, and reconstruction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure, resource protection, and development projects. This work can target navigation and inland harbor improvements and expansions, wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.

  • Environmental Infrastructure Assistance: Section 219

    The Section 219 program authorizes aid from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to assist nonfederal interests in carrying out water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects. Assistance may be in the form of technical, planning, design and/or construction assistance for wastewater treatment and related facilities and water supply, storage, treatment and distribution facilities

  • Environmental Infrastructure Assistance: Section 569, Northeastern Minnesota

    The Section 569 program authorizes aid from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the public entities in the 24-county northeastern Minnesota area for design and construction assistance for water related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects. These projects can target wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.

  • Environmental Infrastructure Assistance: Section 594, North Dakota

    The Environmental Infrastructure Assistance program authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to assist public entities in the design and construction of water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in North Dakota. These projects include combined sewer or wastewater overflow, water supply, storage, and treatment design and related facility construction as well as environmental restoration and surface water resource protection and development work.

  • Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies: Marshall, Minnesota, Emergency Levee Repairs

    The purpose of this work is to repair the flood control measures that were damaged in the 2023 and 2024 spring floods in Marshall, Minnesota.

  • Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies: Oslo, Minnesota, Emergency Levee Repairs

    The purpose of this work is to repair the levee system banks that were damaged in 2022 spring floods in Oslo, Minnesota.
  • Lake Ashtabula is located 12 miles northwest of Valley City, N.D., and is situated in one of the most scenic river valleys in the region, offering visitors a wide range of recreation opportunities. The lake offers activities for every season of the year. Fishing and snowmobiling are available in the winter. The spring and fall bring a beautiful view of the migrating waterfowl. There are plenty of activities available in the summer, such as fishing, boating, camping, swimming and picnicking.

    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.

  • Flood Risk Management: Minnesota Silver Jackets Team

    Silver Jackets teams are collaborative, state-led, interagency teams that are continuously working together to reduce flood risk at the state level. Through the Silver Jackets program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and additional federal, state, and sometimes local and tribal agencies provide a unified approach to addressing a state’s flood risk priorities. Often, no single agency has the complete solution, but each may have one or more pieces to contribute. Silver Jackets team activities and projects occur throughout Minnesota.

  • Flood Risk Management: North Dakota Silver Jackets Team

    Silver Jackets teams are collaborative, state-led, interagency teams that are continuously working together to reduce flood risk at the state level. Through the Silver Jackets program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and additional federal, state, and sometimes local and tribal agencies provide a unified approach to addressing a state’s flood risk priorities. Often, no single agency has the complete solution, but each may have one or more pieces to contribute. Silver Jackets team activities and projects occur throughout North Dakota.

  • Flood Risk Management: Section 205, Trempealeau River, Arcadia, Wisconsin

    The purpose of this project is to reduce the risk of damages due to flooding in the city of Arcadia, Wisconsin. Arcadia is located on the Trempealeau River, with Turton Creek and Meyers Valley Creek flowing into the Trempealeau River on the east and west sides of the city, respectively.

  • Flood Risk Management: Wisconsin Silver Jackets Team

    Silver Jackets teams are collaborative, state-led, interagency teams that are continuously working together to reduce flood risk at the state level. Through the Silver Jackets program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and additional federal, state, and sometimes local and tribal agencies provide a unified approach to addressing a state’s flood risk priorities. Often, no single agency has the complete solution, but each may have one or more pieces to contribute. Silver Jackets team activities and projects occur throughout Wisconsin.

  • July

    Floodplain Management Services: Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Groundwater Study

    The goal of the project is to develop a tool that can be used to assist Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, in making land use and land development planning decisions related to groundwater usage. Example uses of this tool include evaluating future development-related groundwater needs and the physical properties of the aquifer (recharge, capacity, etc.). Additionally, this work will provide the sponsor with a better understanding of potential development-related impacts to the aquifer (i.e., pollutant impacts).

  • September

    Floodplain Management Services: Minnesota

    This program educates individuals who live and work in floodplains on flood hazards and the actions they can take to reduce property damage and prevent the loss of life. The program’s objective is to foster public understanding of the options for dealing with flood hazards and to promote prudent use and management of the nation’s floodplains.

  • Floodplain Management Services: Murray County Resiliency and Emergency Planning & Lake Shetek Model Update and Calibration, Minnesota

    The Lake Shetek Dam has experienced backflow into the lake as a result of high water levels at the confluence of Beaver Creek and the Des Moines River. This project will provide insight into the cause of the backflow and help the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Murray County, and the National Weather Service create solutions to the problem.

  • Floodplain Management Services: North Dakota

    This program educates individuals who live and work in floodplains on flood hazards and the actions they can take to reduce property damage and prevent the loss of life. The program’s objective is to foster public understanding of the options for dealing with flood hazards and to promote prudent use and management of the nation’s floodplains.

  • Floodplain Management Services: Wisconsin

    This program educates individuals who live and work in floodplains on flood hazards and the actions they can take to reduce property damage and prevent the loss of life. The program’s objective is to foster public understanding of the options for dealing with flood hazards and to promote prudent use and management of the nation’s floodplains.

  • Hydropower: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Licensing

    Licensing of privately-owned hydropower projects on federal infrastructure and property within the St. Paul District.

  • Interagency and International Services: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Minnesota

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is a customer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the agencies have a national-level interagency agreement in place for Interagency and International Support. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' support will fill a need for Veterans Affairs regionally by providing rehabilitation and construction services for health care facilities for veterans and their families.

  • Levee Safety Program: Iowa

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Program was created in 2006 to assess the integrity and viability of levees and to ensure that levee systems do not present unacceptable risks to the public and property. Several levee systems in Iowa are operated and maintained by the St. Paul District.
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    Levee Safety Program: Minnesota

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Program was created in 2006 to assess the integrity and viability of levees and to ensure that levee systems do not present unacceptable risks to the public and property.

  • Levee Safety Program: North Dakota

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Program was created in 2006 to assess the integrity and viability of levees and to ensure that levee systems do not present unacceptable risks to the public and property. Several levee systems in North Dakota are operated and maintained by the St. Paul District.

  • Levee Safety Program: Wisconsin

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Program was created in 2006 to assess the integrity and viability of levees and to ensure that levee systems do not present unacceptable risks to the public and property. Several levee systems in Wisconsin are operated and maintained by the St. Paul District.
  • Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs

    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.
  • St. Paul District forester Bobby Jackson installs a sign on Lock and Dam 3 mitigation property near Maiden Rock, Wis. The recent construction of navigation improvements on the embankments at Lock and Dam #3, resulted in the loss of vital environmental features in the floodplain. As part of our efforts to mitigate these impacts, the St. Paul District purchased 520 acres along the Rush and Trimbelle Rivers in Pierce Co., Wis., restoring 313 of those acres back to native floodplain forest. This isn’t unique to the district. Read more about another reforestation project on a Mississippi River island near Red Wing, Minn.: http://go.usa.gov/WB3W

    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.

  • Navigation: Auxiliary Lock Work at Mississippi River Locks and Dams 3‒10

    Locks and Dams 3 through 10 have auxiliary chambers. Each auxiliary chamber has only a single set of miter gates that could pass shallow draft navigation traffic if the lock chamber was out of operation and the upstream and downstream pools were equalized. At each site, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers only installed one set of miter gates. An auxiliary lock chamber was never authorized by Congress, which would have included a second set of miter gates. Since installation, the auxiliary emergency gates have never been used, and the gate operating machinery was never installed.

  • Navigation: Minnesota River Navigation Project, Minnesota

    The St. Paul District is responsible for maintaining the 9-foot navigation channel on the Minnesota River from its mouth in St. Paul, Minnesota, to river mile 14.7 in Savage, Minnesota, and the 4-foot channel depth from river miles 14.7 to 25.6 in Shakopee, Minnesota. Annual channel maintenance actions are required to maintain the congressionally authorized 9-foot channel depth. These channel maintenance activities consist of dredging, snag removal, and close monitoring of channel conditions.

  • Navigation: Mississippi River End Cells

    The Lock Guide Walls-Distress Repair Recommendations project for Locks and Dams 2 through 10 has been ongoing since the mid-1990s. The purpose of the end cell projects is to extend the longevity of each site and to reduce operability issues and required maintenance

  • Navigation: Mississippi River Lock and Dam 7 Outdraft

    In 2017, a hydraulic study was launched to identify potential causes of the increased outdraft at Lock and Dam 7 and to investigate and implement measures to alleviate the condition. The purpose of this work is to identify and implement solutions to improve navigation conditions by mitigating the increasingly dangerous outdraft condition within the upper approach to Lock and Dam 7.

  • Navigation: Mississippi River Locks and Dams 2 and 3, Tow Rail System

    The tow rail system is integral to the operation of Mississippi River Locks and Dams 2 through 10. At each lock, a tow rail system is attached to the top of the lock guidewall to help guide tows through the lock chamber. The tow rail systems of Locks and Dams 2 through 10 have been deteriorating over the past several years, requiring rehabilitation of these systems.

  • Navigation: Mississippi River Locks and Dams 2–10, Embankment Rehabilitation Adjacent to Structures

    This embankment rehabilitation project addresses restoring embankments to meet current design standards. Overtopping protection adjacent to concrete structures is the priority for design and construction efforts; no increase in the height of the embankments is planned.

  • Navigation: Mississippi River Locks and Dams 2–10, Miter Gate Replacements

    Locks and Dams 2 through 10 have used the same miter gates since their construction in the 1930s. Over time, the gates have been damaged and distressed, leading to serviceability and safety issues. This project will replace the gates and upgrade the anchorage systems, increasing navigational longevity and operational readiness while decreasing repair costs and downtime due to maintenance or failure.

  • Navigation: Mississippi River Locks and Dams 2–10, Nonstructural Embankment Repairs

    A draft Problem Appraisal Report completed in 2017 found that complete riprap overlay of the embankments to rehabilitate rock degradation was not economically justified but that there are other opportunities to improve scour resilience while improving the ecosystem. Some options include creating upstream berms, creating islands to reduce wave fetch, and providing submergible segments with crest superiority at some dams.

  • Navigation: Routine Dam Gate Maintenance

    Maintenance of dam spillway gates are required to avoid degradation and eventual replacement. Cost analyses show it is economically favorable to maintain these gates rather than replace them. There are also reliability and safety concerns with allowing the gates to degrade to the point that they must be replaced.

  • Operation and Maintenance: Lac qui Parle Dam Emergency Spillway, Minnesota

    The Lac qui Parle Emergency Spillway is designed to retain the Lac qui Parle Reservoir during normal conditions and overtop during flooding. The reference to “emergency” in the feature name is because its operation requires road closure.

  • Operation and Maintenance: Lake Traverse Repairs and Modernization Project

    The Lake Traverse Repairs and Modernization Project provides flood control on the Bois de Sioux River and in the Red River Valley. While the effects on river stage to reduce flood crests are limited, the reservoir has a sizeable storage capacity. The repairs and modernization project focuses on three sites in the Lake Traverse area.

  • Planning Assistance to States: Northern Red River Flood Study, Minnesota and North Dakota

    The objective of this study is to identify and prioritize feasible alternatives that reduce the frequency and duration of interstate and state highway closures due to flooding of the Red River of the North.

  • Planning Assistance to States: Red River Basin Long-Term Flood Study, Minnesota and North Dakota

    The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of various flood risk reduction measures basin-wide to reduce main stem peak flows by 20% for the larger rare events such as the 0.5% (200-year) and 0.2% (500-year) chances of exceedance floods.

  • Planning Assistance to States: Thief River Falls, Minnesota

    The purpose of this 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.

  • Preliminary Engineering Report: Leech Lake Dam, Minnesota

    A Preliminary Engineering Report will evaluate existing issues at the Leech Lake Dam site and provide alternatives developed to address these issues.

  • Project Alteration Reviews: Section 408

    Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 authorizes the Secretary of the Army to grant permission for alterations to existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects under certain circumstances. The authority is codified in 33 U.S. Code 408. Section 408 provisions apply to works that were built by USACE and are locally maintained, such as local flood control projects, and works that are operated and maintained by USACE, such as locks and dams. Proposals submitted for Section 408 review and approval undergo a rigorous engineering, policy and environmental review by USACE and, if required, independent external peer review.

  • 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.

  • Section 408: Souris (Mouse) River Basin, North Dakota

    Following the 2011 flood of record event, North Dakota developed a preliminary engineering report that evaluated alternatives to mitigate flood risks throughout the Souris (Mouse) River Basin. The report recommended a flood risk management project that would provide protection up to the 2011 flood of record levels, or approximately 27,400 cubic feet per second.

  • July

    Silver Jackets: Minnesota Flood Center Scoping Study

    The purpose of this project is to develop a strategic plan for the establishment of a Minnesota Flood Center. This will build formal collaboration among numerous federal, state and local partners to develop a strategic plan that provides a planning-level process and corresponding timeline and cost estimate for the establishment of a Minnesota Flood Center. The project partners will be completing this study in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other federal, state and local partners.

  • Silver Jackets: Minnesota River Flow-Frequency Analysis

    The Minnesota River Flow-Frequency Analysis project will be assessing the flood risk and resiliency within the Minnesota River Basin. This project will also help Minnesota achieve its hazard mitigation goals through the application of current information and technology to inform potential flow rates of the river and prevent damages from future flood events.

  • September

    Souris River Basin, North Dakota

    In the mid-1970s, a series of major flood events occurred in North Dakota. To protect communities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a series of emergency levees under Public Law 84-99. These levees were later incorporated into a federal project. Since then, the emergency levees have undergone limited maintenance and experienced structural encroachments; however, these levees remain the primary line of defense for major flood events. While the emergency levees have provided some protection against major flood events, a permanent solution is needed to reduce the flood risk to critical North Dakota communities.

  • Tribal Partnership Program

    The Tribal Partnership Program provides authority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform water-related planning activities and activities related to the study, design and construction of water resources development projects located primarily on tribal lands that substantially benefit federally recognized tribes.

  • Tribal Partnership Program: Hydrogeologic Study and Groundwater Flow Model with Scenarios of the Shell Valley Aquifer, Turtle Mountain Reservation, North Dakota

    The tribal population within the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation relies on groundwater, mainly the Shell Valley Aquifer, as their source of water. In November 2019, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian requested assistance to provide scientific information needed for managing tribal community groundwater resources and to better understand potential contaminate flow paths.

  • Tribal Partnership Program: Lower Sioux Indian Community, Minnesota

    This study will assess the problems and opportunities faced by the Lower Sioux Indian Community on their tribal lands and make recommendations related to erosion along the Minnesota River adjacent to and impacting those lands.

  • Tribal Partnership Program: Red Lake Fish Passage and Wetland Restoration, Minnesota

    This study will address the degradation of culturally significant habitat faced by the Red Lake Nation on their tribal lands along the Red Lake River and the Zah Gheeng Marsh in Minnesota. Additionally, this study will assess and make recommendations related to fish passage through a low-head dam and habitat restoration opportunities within the Zah Gheeng Marsh along the Red Lake River.

  • Tribal Partnership Program: Section 203, Big Sand Lake Shoreline Stabilization, Wisconsin

    The purpose of the project is to stop erosion along tribal lands on the southeast side of Big Sand Lake in Wisconsin while enhancing access to the water for cultural practices.

  • Tribal Partnership Program: Sturgeon Lake Habitat Improvement, Minnesota

    The purpose of this project is to address sedimentation, erosion and degradation of culturally significant habitat on the Prairie Island Indian Community’s tribal land in Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota. Priority objectives identified in the feasibility study are to (1) reduce shoreline erosion on Buffalo Slough Island and (2) improve/restore floodplain forest habitat on Buffalo Slough Island; these priority objectives will be carried forward in the design and implementation phase of the project.
  • Lock and Dam 6, near Tremplealeau, Wis.

    Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Navigation Project: Locks and Dams

    The St. Paul District is responsible for maintaining 244 miles of the Upper Mississippi River 9-foot channel navigation system. The navigation project within the St. Paul District includes 13 locks and dams that are operated and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  • WABASHA, Minn. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District's Dredge Goetz conducts dredging operations in the Mississippi River near Wabasha, Minn., June 8, 2011.

    Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Navigation Project: Maintenance

    The St. Paul District is responsible for maintaining 244 miles of the Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Navigation Project for inland navigation.

  • Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program: Big Lake Habitat Restoration, Pool 4, Wisconsin

    The sedimentation of backwater areas of the Upper Mississippi River is an ongoing issue. The project area is greatly influenced by the input of sand from the Chippewa River, entering Pool 4 at approximately river mile 764. Other potential sources of sand are the historic channel maintenance dredging side-cast islands and the four active temporary placement sites within the study area. Big Lake has lost much of its island complex and bottomland forest to wind and wave erosion. The barrier islands between the lake and Catfish Slough have been degraded and/or eliminated over the past several years.

  • Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program: Habitat Restoration

    This program, authorized by Congress in 1986, emphasizes habitat rehabilitation and enhancement projects (HREPs) and long-term resource monitoring. The HREP component includes dredging backwater areas and channels, constructing dikes, creating and stabilizing islands, controlling side channel flows and water levels, and creating floodplain forest habitat.

  • Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program: Reno Bottoms Habitat Restoration, Iowa and Minnesota

    The objective of this project is to protect, restore or create resilient and diverse bottomland forests. The quality and extent of the unique forest and aquatic habitat in the Reno Bottoms project area has been declining over the past several decades. Human-caused changes in hydrology, land use, and climate have increased water levels within the project area. Without action, the project area will continue to degrade.