30 Jun 2025

Corps of Engineers announces County Road 33 closure over the Lac qui Parle emergency spillway

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced today that County Road 33 over the emergency spillway of the Lac qui Parle Dam will be closed near Watson, Minnesota, until further notice. The Corps of Engineers is coordinating the road closure with Lac qui Parle and Chippewa counties.

28 Sep 2023

Corps seeks comments on proposed Lac qui Parle spillway repair project

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a proposed spillway repair project at Lac qui Parle dam in Montevideo, Minnesota.

14 Oct 2021

Highway 13 bridge to be reduced to one lane through February

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Highway 13 / 33 Highway Bridge over the Minnesota River in Watson, Minnesota, will be reduced to one lane, Oct. 19, 2021, through Feb. 10, 2022, while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, begins renovating its Lac qui Parle Dam.

23 Aug 2021

Corps continues to monitor its Lac qui Parle reservoir

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is closely monitoring water levels at its Lac qui Parle reservoir, near Watson, Minnesota. Below average precipitation and drought conditions continue to impact the reservoir level and discharge.

2 Apr 2021

Corps of Engineers to reduce traffic at Lac qui Parle Dam for repairs

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is reducing traffic at the Lac qui Parle Dam, near Watson, Minnesota, starting April 5.

13 Nov 2020

Contract awarded for Lac qui Parle Dam modernization

ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $5.7 million contract to Drax, Inc., out of Madison, Wisconsin, for the modernization of the Lac qui Parle Dam near Watson, Minnesota, yesterday, Nov. 12.

2 Sep 2020

Contract awarded for Chippewa Diversion upstream cofferdam construction

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently awarded a $133,611 contract to Tunheim Construction LLC, out of Moorhead, Minnesota, to construct an upstream cofferdam for the Chippewa Diversion, near Watson, Minnesota.

22 Nov 2019

Corps of Engineers to host public scoping meetings on recreation sites

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting three public scoping meetings to garner input on how our reservoirs in western Minnesota and eastern South Dakota are managed for recreation and environmental stewardship.

2 Jul 2019

Corps to increase outflows from Lac qui Parle

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is increasing outflows today from the Lac qui Parle Reservoir, which is located upstream of Montevideo in west-central Minnesota.

26 Feb 2019

Corps of Engineers begins winter drawdowns in Red River of the North basin

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is lowering its reservoir elevations within the Red River of the North basin in anticipation of spring snow melt.