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The St. Paul District
- Encompasses four river basins:
- Upper Mississippi River
- Red River of the North
- Souris River
- Rainy River
- Covers 139,000 square miles and portions of five states:
- Most of Minnesota
- Western Wisconsin
- Eastern North Dakota
- Northeastern corner of South Dakota
- Northeastern corner of Iowa
- Coordinates with five congressional delegations:
- 10 U.S. Senators
- 20 U.S. Representatives
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Major Missions
- Serve as the nation’s engineers and support other federal agencies to include the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security
- Support to commercial navigation
- Maintain 280 miles of 9-foot navigation channel
- Operate and maintain 13 locks and dams
- Flood risk management
- Emergency operations/disaster response
- Regulatory permit program for Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Environmental management and engineering
- Water supply
- Recreation
- 49 Recreation sites
- Estimated 8.7 million visitors annually
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