Corps of Engineers set to dredge Winona, Minn., boat harbor

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, plans to dredge the Winona, Minnesota, Small Boat Harbor, also known as Dick’s Marine, beginning Sept.12.

The Corps expects to complete the dredging operations Sept. 15. The work will take place during daylight hours only. Corps staff urge boaters to avoid the area if possible or to use extreme caution when navigating around the dredging equipment.

For additional information or questions, please contact the Corps of Engineers Channel and Harbors Office at 651-290-5155.  

The nearly 600 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, employees working at more than 40 sites in five upper-Midwest states serve the American public in the areas of environmental enhancement, navigation, flood damage reduction, water and wetlands regulation, recreation sites and disaster response. Through the St. Paul District Fiscal Year 2016 $78 million budget, nearly 1,250 non-Corps jobs were added to the regional economy as well as $120 million to the national economy. For more information, see www.mvp.usace.army.mil.

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