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  • Corps closes several campsites at Blackhawk Park due to flooding

    ST. PAUL, Minn. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will only be able to offer limited camping at Blackhawk Park, located near De Soto, Wis., this weekend, May 31 through June 2, due to minor flooding and extremely wet conditions.

  • Minneapolis locks reopened to recreation traffic

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, reopened its three Minneapolis locks to recreation traffic early this morning, May 31.

  • Corps releases draft environmental assessment for dredged material unloading in Buffalo County, Wis.

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released a draft environmental assessment on a proposed action to unload dredged material from the Grand Encampment Placement Site in Buffalo County, Wis., today, May 23.

  • Minneapolis locks closed to recreational traffic for the second time this spring

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, closed its three Twin Cities locks to recreational boats today, May 23, due to increasing high water flows in the Mississippi River.

  • Eau Galle campground reopening in time for Memorial Day weekend

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is reopening its Highland Ridge Campground at the Eau Galle Dam and Recreation Site, located in Spring Valley, Wis., tomorrow, May 23. The campground was closed the first week of May after the park received more than 14 inches of heavy snowfall that resulted in extensive tree damage.

  • Lake Darling outflows to be increased

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will increase outflows through Lake Darling Dam, located upstream of Burlington, N.D., to 300 cubic feet per second this morning and to 1,000 cfs by tomorrow morning.

  • Rainy – Namakan River Basin Conditions Notice

    St Paul, Minn. — Significant rainfall across the Rainy River-Namakan River Basin from May 19 to 21 has led to a rapid rise in lake levels. Rainy Lake will exceed the International Joint Commission’s Upper Rule Curve May 21, and is expected to continue rising in the near term as tributary flows increase. Operators at the dam, near International Falls, Minn., and Fort Frances, Canada, have opened all five canal gates and several dam gates to allow for maximum outflow.

  • Mississippi River Lock and Dam 5A closed May 23 to replace damaged gate

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will close Lock and Dam 5A on the Mississippi River, near Fountain City, Wis., Thursday, May 23, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to replace an upstream miter gate that was severely damaged last week after being struck by a barge.

  • Corps, partners will temporarily close the Trout Lake landing in Manhattan Beach, Minn., to make improvements

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, the Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District and the Whitefish Area Property Owners Association are temporarily closing a public access in Manhattan Beach, Minn., to make improvements.

  • Corps’ Fountain City, Wis., Lock and Dam reopens following tow accident

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is reopening its Lock and Dam 5A on the Mississippi River, near Fountain City, Wis., today, May 17, after a temporary closure due to a tow hitting one of the miter gates during a lockage May 16.