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 ...

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 ...

Think about the Ohio River and you are likely to think about the wide body of water flowing gently past Marietta, Belpre and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Politicians, environmentalists, engineers and outdoor enthusiasts gathered Friday to kayak through the C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam in Harmar Township, a nearly century-old structure on the Allegheny ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District awarded a nearly $30 million contract to remove the Monongahela River Locks and Dams 3 in Elizabeth to Joseph B. Fay Co. of Pittsburgh. The work is ...

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 ...

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 ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced today that it is closing Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam 1, in Minneapolis, to all recreational ...

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 ...