Army Corps of Engineers

Senators, Federal Officials Meet On Levee Concerns

Missouri’s two U.S. senators are continuing their push for completion of a project to close a 1,500-foot gap in a Mississippi River levee.

2013/02/27

Middle Mississippi River Dredging Ends for Season

The Army Corps of Engineers has been using two dredges, one from Memphis, Tenn., the other from St. Louis, to help keep the river channel clear.

2013/02/06

Mississippi Rock Removal Effort Moves to New Spot

To keep the channel open, the corps used dredging barges and explosives to remove rock pinnacles in the river near Thebes, Ill.

2013/01/30

Mississippi Barge Traffic Flowing After Tuesday’s Shutdown

Yesterday morning, a barge became caught, forcing the Corps of Engineers to shut down a lock and dam that handles roughly half the nation’s farm exports.

2013/01/23

Levee Repairs Progressing At Birds Point

The corps used explosives at the three points on the levee in May 2011 as floodwaters threatened nearby Cairo, Ill.

2013/01/15

Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. William L. Enyart speak on the shores of the Mississippi River in Granite City, Illinois. (KMOX/Kevin Killeen)

Durbin, Enyart Assess Mississippi River Rock-Removal Effort

Two members of the Illinois congressional delegation got a firsthand look at urgent efforts to clear the Mississippi River bedrock that’s crimping shipping and say they’re closely monitoring the situation on the waterway.

2013/01/07

Releases Into the Missouri River Will Be Decreased

The change is not expected to make much difference in water levels downstream in the Missouri or Mississippi rivers.

2013/01/03

Rock Blasting Efforts Commence in Effort to Keep Mississippi River Open

The corps has hired contractors to use explosives to remove the pinnacles that stretch over about six miles near Thebes, Ill.

2012/12/19

Rock Blasting to Begin on Mississippi River

Barge operators along a key stretch of the Mississippi River braced Monday for months of restricted shipping as crews prepared to begin blasting large rock formations that are impeding navigation on the drought-plagued waterway.

2012/12/17

Coast Guard: Mississippi River Won’t Shut Down

A spokesman said there will be dredging operations on the river that will allow for deep enough channels, regardless of how low the water gets.

2012/12/10

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