by Ted Carter Published: January 25,2013
Recent sustained rains and melting snow across the Mississippi Valley will ensure continuing navigation on the Mississippi River through mid-February, even if no additional rain falls between now and Feb. 15, the Army Corps of Engineers says. The period from Jan. 9-13 saw three-eighths inches of rain, with 10+ inches locally, over the Ohio River [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 10,2012
Tags: bank, engineer, engineering, federal agency, fllod, flooding, maintenance, maritime, navigation, river, river bank, river navigation, traffic
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) is scheduled to depart today from Vicksburg to begin laying articulated concrete mattress (ACM) squares that will protect submerged riverbanks in more than 30 locations. Traditionally, the MSU departs Vicksburg heading northward toward Cairo, Ill., and works back down the riverbanks on each [...] [...]
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