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  • Corps of Engineers set to dredge St. Paul Boat Harbor

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will begin dredging the St. Paul, Minnesota, Small Boat Harbor this week.

  • Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on McMillan Island dredged material placement

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the placement of dredged material, or river sand, that occurred in 2019 within the Mississippi River in Clayton County, Iowa.

  • Construction to start at Locks and Dams 6 and 10

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will begin construction in early June on Lock and Dam 6 in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, and Lock and Dam 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa, to enhance the auxiliary chambers of each structure.

  • Corps of Engineers urges vigilance while on the water

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, wants to remind everyone to play it safe on the water as we near the start of the boating season.

  • Corps awards a $7.7 million contract to construct a fish passage at Drayton Dam

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $7.7 million contract to HSG Park Joint Venture, LLC, of Harvey, North Dakota, to complete a fish passage structure at Drayton Dam, located around 60 miles north of Grand Forks, North Dakota, on the Red River of the North.

  • Corps of Engineers opens Upper St. Anthony Falls gate to reduce flood risk

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is opening the gate at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, in Minneapolis, today due to high flows on the Mississippi River.

  • Corps of Engineers to increase Lake Ashtabula water releases

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, plans to increase water releases over the weekend from Baldhill Dam, near Valley City, North Dakota, this week to maintain storage capacity within Lake Ashtabula.

  • Corps awards $6.1 million contract for the Fargo-Moorhead diversion project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $6.1 million contract to H. B. Construction Inc. of Platte City, Missouri, yesterday, May 12, to complete the Southern Embankment Reach SE-2 portion of the Fargo, North Dakota/Moorhead, Minnesota, Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, which is also known as the FM Area Diversion.

  • UPDATE: Corps postpones Marsh Lake project completion ceremony

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Upper Minnesota River Watershed District will celebrate the completion of the Marsh Lake environmental enhancement project with a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 14, at 11 a.m. This is an update from the previous date of May 17. This event is postponed due to recent rain and storm events, which have made it unsafe to access the site.

  • Clamshell Lake boat landing to close for maintenance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is temporarily closing its Clamshell Lake boat landing located on the Whitefish Chain of Lakes, near Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. The closure will begin on May 16, and last about a week and a half.