Army corps of Engineers

Commercial navigation season begins on Lake Pepin

Mar 20, 2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, locked the Motor Vessel Joseph Patrick Eckstein with 12 barges through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minnesota, March 17, en route to St. Paul. The St. Paul District considers the first tow to arrive at Lock and Dam 2 as the unofficial start of...

Ice measurements canceled for the year

Feb 28, 2024

The 2023 commercial navigation season started March 12, when the Motor Vessel Phillip M Pfeffer broke its way through the ice of Lake Pepin to travel to St. Paul. Whichever boat is the first to traverse Lake Pepin this year may not encounter much ice on the lake, if any. The U.S. Army Corps of...

Corps: Construction begins near Bay City

Aug 30, 2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and its contractor, LS Marine, Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., have begun construction on the Upper Pool 4 habitat restoration project, near Bay City, Wis., according to a news release. The Mississippi River Upper Pool 4 habitat project is...

Lake ice measurements begin Feb. 15

Feb 8, 2023

It’s a sign that spring is near, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will start its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements Feb. 15. The Corps takes ice measurements on Lake Pepin annually to forecast the navigational outlook. Lake Pepin’s ice thickness is measured because it’s the...

Comments sought on Corps’ draft river master plan

Aug 19, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, released its draft Upper Mississippi River master plan and environmental assessment Aug. 14 and is seeking public comments. The master plan encompasses the Upper Mississippi River from the Twin Cities to Lock and Dam 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa. The...

Project will improve habitat, water quality, and accessibility in upper lake

Apr 30, 2020

In response to Covid-19, people are finding refuge in nature and renewed appreciation for its many gifts. The respite nature provides is helping us better take care of ourselves and our communities. And while it is important to address immediate needs, we must also continue tending the...

Comments sought on Corps’ Lake Pepin habitat project

Apr 15, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is proposing to construct a habitat rehabilitation project at the head of Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River, located in Pierce County, Wis., using material dredged from the Mississippi River. The Corps released its draft Environmental...

Ikes announce dredge plan open house

Oct 11, 2018

The Wapashaw Chapter of the Izaak Walton League (Ikes) is hosting a public meeting about the Upper Pool 4 Dredge Disposal planning, a proposed barge off-loading facility, and truck traffic. The purpose of the meeting is to answer questions and collect comments that help to inform the ongoing...

Michael Poindexter opens the navigation season on Lake Pepin

Apr 11, 2018

The first barge of the season passed through Lake Pepin Tuesday, April 10. Larry Nielson, the captain of the Pearl of the Lake paddlewheel boat, took this photo of the Motor Vessel Michael Poindexter as it entered the lower end of Lake Pepin at around 7 p.m. that day. He said it “encountered a...

Input sought on Lake Pepin restoration proposals

Mar 28, 2018

Restoration efforts in Upper Lake Pepin have reached another milestone, according to Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance (LPLA), and will be discussed at the upcoming public meeting on April 4 at the St. James Hotel in Red Wing, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Army Corps of Engineers and the Wisconsin Department...