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.

1 Feb 2019

Corps of Engineers releases Minneapolis lock and dam stats for 2018

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released the 2018 navigation statistics for the Upper Mississippi River today, Feb. 1.

17 Sep 2018

Corps awards $5.3 million contract for lock and dam guidewall repairs

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently awarded a $5.3 contract to Kaiyuh Services, LLC, of Anchorage, Alaska, to make repairs to the guidewalls at Locks and Dams 4 and 5A on the Mississippi River.

13 Sep 2018

Corps awards $1.2 million contract for repairs to Lock and Dam 6

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $1,292,230 contract Aug. 31, to Kraemer North America, LLC, of Plain, Wisconsin, to make repairs to the Lock and Dam 6 navigation support system.