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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the water spilled out of its banks, the McAlpine Locks were impassable.So how do the locks and dam work?The Ohio River runs from Pittsburgh to its mouth on the Mississippi River in Illinois ...

River traffic on the Mighty Mississippi has slowed down as of Monday, December 30. The locks at locks and dam 16, 18, 19, and 20 on the Mississippi River are closed for winter maintenance.

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

The Mississippi River Visitor Center at Locks and Dam 15 on the Rock Island Arsenal will reopen to the public Sunday, May 23, according to a news release from the ...

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 ...