Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. It's called a lock and dam, and it's a distinct ...
A huge amount of cargo, from coal to metals and grains, pass through the McAlpine Locks and Dam annually. A series of lock and dam systems on the Ohio River act as a "staircase," carrying barges and ...
HASTINGS, Minnesota - The locks and dams on the Mississippi River are massive feats of engineering, nearing 100 years old. They shepherd millions of tons of goods each year, acting as water-based ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District awarded a nearly $30 million contract to remove the Monongahela River Locks and Dams 3 in Elizabeth to Joseph B. Fay Co. of Pittsburgh. The work is ...
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Half a century after the final navigation lock opened the Snake River to Lewiston, Idaho, the Lower Granite Lock ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced today that the Lock and Dam 1 open house, originally scheduled for ...
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Federal officials including two leading U.S. senators celebrated the opening Thursday of the $3 billion Olmsted Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. Army Corps of Engineers officials said ...
Joey Haddock steers his Dayliner boat into the lock of the Walter F. George Lock and Dam, and eases off the engine, drifting to one side of the lock. Haddock’s friend, Bobby Sumlar, ties the boat to a ...
Flooding along the Ohio River is causing serious disruptions, forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to temporarily shut down some major lock operations across Kentucky. On Saturday, the USACE ...
HASTINGS, Minn. — An important avenue to transport goods across the U.S. is getting some timely repairs just outside the Twin Cities. The Army Corps of Engineers has been doing construction work on ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Coal barges broke free from their towing vessel on the Ohio River in Louisville Friday afternoon. Around 4 p.m., 10 barges broke away after exiting the McAlpine Lock and Dam, ...