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Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023 as the Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open.

Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open for barge traffic. Massive machines like the Dredge Goetz, a 225-foot-long vessel with a suction pipe nearly two feet wide, were moving through the river constantly to keep it clear.

Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023 as the Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open.

In 2023 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the Mississippi River open for barge traffic.

By PATRICK MOES, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The St. Paul Engineer District and the city of Wabasha, Minn., are set to sign a river sand management document July 24 during a ceremony.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District and the City of Wabasha (MN) are about to sign a historic river sand management document.

From: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting a public meeting in Kellogg, Minnesota, June 21 to provide an update on its plan to manage river sand.

The plan includes details on the management and use of the nearly 1,000 acres, such as public access, agricultural land recovery, wetland restoration and sand prairie restoration.