12 Apr 2013

Corps awards contract for next increment of Stillwater, Minn., flood work

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $722,000 contract to The Povolny Group of St. Paul, Minn., today, April 12, to begin construction on stage 3a of its Stillwater, Minn., flood damage reduction project.

8 Apr 2013

First tow breaks through Lake Pepin, heading toward St. Paul

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The first up-bound tow of the 2013 navigation season crushed through more than 12 to 16 inches of ice at Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River early this morning.

8 Apr 2013

Corps reminds public of changes to operating hours for Minneapolis locks

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District’s navigation season will start this year with some changes to the operating hours at its three Minneapolis locks.

5 Apr 2013

Corps of Engineers increases Lake Darling outflows to 2,800 cfs

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, increased the outflow from the Lake Darling Dam, located northwest of Minot, N.D., to 2,800 cubic feet per second, or cfs, today, April 5.

5 Apr 2013

Corps nearly complete with its Red River of the North reservoir drawdowns

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is nearly complete with the drawdown of its Red River of the North reservoirs in preparation for potential flooding due to the spring melt.

5 Apr 2013

Corps of Engineers employee and Maplewood, Minn., resident earns engineering award

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Jim Mosner, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, civil engineer, received the Minnesota Federation of Engineering, Science and Technology Societies Charles W. Britzius Distinguished Engineer Award Feb. 22.

4 Apr 2013

Corps of Engineers reaches drawdown levels at Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, completed the drawdown of the Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs this week in preparation for potential flooding due to the spring melt.

4 Apr 2013

Corps releases draft environmental assessment for Lake Ashtabula drawdown increase near Valley City, N.D.

ST. PAUL, MINN. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released a draft environmental assessment on a proposed change to the Baldhill Dam Water Control Manual that would allow increased drawdowns at Lake Ashtabula, near Valley City, N.D., April 3.

3 Apr 2013

Corps of Engineers increases Lake Darling outflows to 2,300 cfs

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, increased the outflow from the Lake Darling Dam, located northwest of Minot, N.D., to 2,300 cubic feet per second, or cfs, today, April 3.

2 Apr 2013

Based on the updated Souris River forecast, Corps of Engineers increases outflows from Lake Darling Dam

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is increasing the outflow from the Lake Darling Dam, located northwest of Minot, N.D., to 1,500 cubic feet per second, or cfs, today, April 2.