The construction of locks and dams, a major feat of engineering that occurred largely during the Great Depression, has transformed how the Mississippi River runs. What are these locks and dams for?

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 lower river does not have locks and dams. As major rivers like the Missouri and the Ohio join up with the Mississippi, the channel becomes deep and wide enough to naturally accommodate shipping.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at its Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6, in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, on ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - The Army Corps of Engineers announced more locks and dams are now closed along the Mississippi River amid flooding. The lock in Dubuque and Fulton, Illinois closed Friday.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continue to repair and improve locks and dams on the Mississippi River The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has long been an agency with a focus on the nation’s water ...

To make the ebb and flow of the Mississippi more predictable, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built 29 locks and dams north of St. Louis, in the places where the river is least predictable.

Simple, obvious, eternal. That is one of the reasons anglers by the hundreds, and sometimes thousands, in spring head up the Mississippi River toward locks and dams, especially the Red Wing Dam.

The construction of locks and dams, a major feat of engineering that occurred largely during the Great Depression, has transformed how the Mississippi River runs. What are these locks and dams for?

The construction of locks and dams, a major feat of engineering that occurred largely during the Great Depression, has transformed how the Mississippi River runs. What are these locks and dams for?