There are 29 locks and dams on the upper river. The first lock and dam structure, at Upper St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, has been closed to barge traffic since 2015.The Army Corps is currently ...

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. Locks and dams are a distinct feature of the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at the Mississippi River Lock and Dam 2 in ...

Learn about the iconic Mississippi River: its vibrant river history, crucial role among US rivers, diverse ecology, and the ...

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 ...

If the upper Mississippi River had to shut down for one season because of lock and dam failures, the amount of agricultural goods displaced would equal between 367,000 and 489,000 loads by truck ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at its Mississippi River Lock and Dam 4 in Alma ...

The sign at Lock and Dam No. 2 on the Mississippi River near Hastings, Minn. on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The St. Paul District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages 13 locks and dams ...

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 ...

Prior to the installment of the locks and dams, the upper Mississippi River was free-flowing, regularly cutting new paths — and sometimes it was so shallow that people could wade across it.

And, while closures of Locks and Dams 24 and 25 will result in a closure to navigation for that section of the River, Melvin Price Locks and Dam and Locks 27 will remain open to traffic, as both ...