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A huge amount of cargo, from coal to metals and grains, pass through the McAlpine Locks and Dam annually. A series of lock and dam systems on the Ohio River act as a "staircase," carrying barges and ...

ELIZABETH, Pa. (KDKA) -- Commercial traffic will now have an easier time traveling through the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a large navigation ...

ST. PAUL – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, closed Lock and Dam 3, located upstream of Red Wing, Minnesota, to all traffic until further notice due to high flows over 125,000 cubic ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Half a century after the final navigation lock opened the Snake River to Lewiston, Idaho, the Lower Granite Lock ...

HASTINGS, Minn. — An important avenue to transport goods across the U.S. is getting some timely repairs just outside the Twin Cities. The Army Corps of Engineers has been doing construction work on ...

MODOC — Beginning Monday, Nov. 4, recreational vessels will not be permitted to enter the Jerry F. Costello Lock & Dam in Modoc, 4800 Lock and Dam Road, until the Kaskaskia River returns to a ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at Lock and Dam 10 on the Mississippi River near Guttenberg, Iowa, on Sept. 21. Corps officials are ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A February missing fisherman rescue in the Arkansas River left Pulaski County rescue leaders proud of the Terry Dam Locksmith. It’s a job that can come with pressure, but the lock ...

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 ...