can pass through the lock and dam free of charge. The Corps works to maintain a 9-foot channel through 13 locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi River from Minneapolis to Guttenberg, Iowa.

The lock-and-dam system through which 175 million tons of freight travels on the upper Mississippi River each year is sorely outdated, and vulnerable to failure that could have a profound effect ...

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 ...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continue to repair and improve locks and dams on the Mississippi River The U.S. Army ... A 7-day closure at Lock and Dam 24 in Clarksville, Missouri, for the ...

A large crowd of supporters from local, state and federal agencies gathered Thursday morning at Lock and Dam 22 to celebrate the beginning of the first fish passageway on the Mississippi River ...

Some 6 million tons of commodities passed through the lock and dam along the Mississippi River in Hastings in 2023, and with navigation season at a pause, crews this winter have undertaken the ...

closed several Mississippi River locks and dams to all commercial and recreational traffic this past weekend and anticipates more closures in the coming days. The current lock and dam closures ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, closed Lock and Dam 4, near Alma, Wisconsin, April 17, to all commercial and recreational traffic due to high Mississippi River water levels.

Heavy rains in Minnesota over the past several weeks are going to cause the Mississippi River to exceed its 15-foot flood stage at Lock and Dam 15 at Rock Island. Tom Philip of the National ...

A woman's body was recovered Monday near the Ford Lock and Dam on the Mississippi River by the Ramsey County water patrol unit. The body was turned over to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's ...

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 ...

PAUL – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, closed Lock and Dam 3, located upstream ... transportation system on the Upper Mississippi River for the movement of commercial ...