30 Apr 2013

Heckendorf finds travel, learning opportunities while working in Brazil

Geotechnical engineer Kurt Heckendorf recently returned from a six-month trip to Brasilia, the capitol of Brazil, where he lived and worked alongside the local population.

12 Mar 2013

Headwaters reservoirs: Water management provides flood risk reduction, recreation

Regulating the Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs takes a lot of coordination, monitoring and science, according to Brian Johnson, Mississippi River Headwaters water control engineer.

4 Mar 2013

Spring is near - Ice surveys begin on Lake Pepin

A few district employees from the channels and harbors section are getting the opportunity to take

11 Feb 2013

District finds opportunity during drought, completes repair work at Minneapolis lock

Drought isn’t all bad. Low flows on the Upper Mississippi River provided the district an opportunity

11 Feb 2013

Dewatering a lock and dam

For the fourth time since it was put into service in 1936, Lock and Dam 6, near Trempealeau, Wis.,

6 Feb 2013

Headwaters reservoirs: Streams, dreams and navigation

The late 1800s were challenging times for people living in the Midwest. Flour millers in the