7 Jul 2023

Corps of Engineers opens its doors at Lock and Dam 4 for an open house

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at the Mississippi River Lock and Dam 4 in Alma, Wisconsin, July 29.

13 Mar 2023

Corps of Engineers team from St. Paul, Minnesota, receives water safety award

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley District, recently awarded the Corps’ St. Paul District Small Boat Instructor Team its 2023 Water Safety Award for the work they have done teaming up with local emergency management services to conduct water rescue near locks and dams.

18 Jul 2022

Corps of Engineers to host Lock and Dam 4 open house

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at Lock and Dam 4, in Alma, Wisconsin, Saturday, July 30.

7 Feb 2022

Corps urges extreme caution downstream of Lock and Dam 8

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is urging extreme caution downstream of Lock and Dam 8 in Genoa, Wisconsin, the week of Feb. 7. There will be an abundance of ice being released and subsequent open water and/or thin ice, causing possible safety concerns for anyone on the ice downstream.

17 Feb 2021

Corps to hold virtual public meeting on Upper St. Anthony Falls lock study

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host a virtual public meeting Wednesday, March. 3, starting at 2 p.m. central time, to solicit feedback on its draft Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam disposition study.

16 Dec 2020

Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on its Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam Disposition Study

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public input from now until Feb. 16, 2021, on its recently completed draft disposition study for the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam.

30 Nov 2020

Upper Mississippi River 2020 navigation season comes to an end

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, locked its last tow of the season today, Nov. 30, to end the navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River.

2 Oct 2020

Corps to lower Mississippi River levels in Minneapolis to conduct inspections

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Mississippi River will look significantly different next week as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, prepares to conduct periodic inspections at two of its locks in Minneapolis.

25 Jun 2020

Corps seeks comments on plan to temporarily lower Mississippi River elevation near St. Anthony Falls

St. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a plan to briefly lower the Mississippi River elevation between the Upper and Lower St. Anthony Falls dams to facilitate inspections of critical infrastructure at these facilities.

17 Jul 2019

Join the Corps of Engineers, National Park Service for an open house at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is partnering with the National Park Service and Mississippi Park Connection to host an open house at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, in Minneapolis, on Saturday, July 27, to coincide with the city’s Aquatennial festival.