Barkley Lock News Today

“This is a huge, huge victory for the health of the Mississippi River,” said Whitney Clark, Friends of the Mississippi River executive director.

Our contention is that the federal government has responsibility to the Upper Mississippi and Minnesota waters to battle invasive carp.

No species has become quite as problematic for Midwestern rivers as the Silver Carp. Together with Bigheaded Carp, these infamous invasive species are destroying local ecosystems by outcompeting local fish

The recent Tennessee River Valley Association meeting included an update on lock projects along the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.

The bearer of the fish had a simple question that went something like, “What the heck is this?” Irons knew the answer. And he knew the battle was beginning.

The Army Corps of Engineers aims to block invasive carp from the Great Lakes. But the fish could get there first.

Following in the wake of last week’s fortuitous announcement, Eddyville Riverport & Industrial Development Authority Treasurer Glen Kinder IV spoke to the Pennyrile Area Development District Monday afternoon — detailing the growth of waterways and the future

By the 1990s, Asian carp had begun escaping into the Mississippi River. Worse, they began successfully reproducing in U.S. waters.

Kentucky Lock, at Tennessee River Mile 22.4, has been closed for repairs since a mechanical failure on January 24.

The Tennessee River Valley Association and Tennessee and Cumberland Waterways Council met October 10-11 in Franklin, Tenn.