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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.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Mississippi River’s 70-year-old system of locks and dams urgently needs upgrades to accommodate barges that have gotten bigger over time, a group of federal lawmakers is warning ...
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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, expects to close two locks on the Mississippi River because of rising river levels. The closures are necessary as the Mississippi River overtops ...
Shipping season on the upper Mississippi River has ended as the last barges headed south from St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 25.
Work is underway to build a new island in the Mississippi River near Hastings, a $10 million project aimed at preserving the lock-and-dam system that allows some 10 million tons of goods to be shipped ...
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 distinct ...
The tug Theresa L. Wood heads upstream after locking through Lock and Dam #8 in May in Genoa, Wis. The vessel was moving barges from St. Louis to Winona, Minn. The locks allow the boats to gradually ...
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