Corps of Engineers constructs protective island in Pool 2

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Corps of Engineers constructs protective island in Pool 2

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District

Sept. 17, 2025 | 1:58

Nick Castellane, USACE St. Paul District project manager, talks about the Pool 2 protective island project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its contractor, is constructing a protective island in Pool 2, upstream of Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minnesota. The goal of the protective island is to protect the existing embankment from wind and wave erosion.