Difference between revisions of "Mississippi River"
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| − | ===US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE)=== | + | ===US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) '''[https://www.mvd.usace.army.mil/ Mississippi Valley Division]''' === |
| − | * [https://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/ St Louis District Website] | + | * Navigation responsibilities include planning and constructing navigation channels, locks and dams, and dredging to maintain channel depths of the harbors and inland waterways within its 370,000-square-mile boundary. The division operates and maintains 4,200+ miles of navigable channels, 62 locks, 51 shallow-draft ports and seven deep-draft ports. In partnership with local port authorities, MVD personnel oversee dredging and construction projects at numerous ports and harbors. |
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| + | * '''[http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/ St. Paul District]''' | ||
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| + | * '''[http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/ Rock Island District]''' | ||
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| + | * '''[https://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/ St Louis District Website]''' | ||
| + | * [https://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Home/Metro-East-Levees/ Metro-East Levee System] | ||
* control the lock and dams [https://www.radioreference.com/db/aid/847 IL Federal/Military Database page] | * control the lock and dams [https://www.radioreference.com/db/aid/847 IL Federal/Military Database page] | ||
* Responsible for maintaining the waterways that flow through a large part of Eastern Missouri and Southwestern Illinois. Located within the District’s boundaries are 300 miles of the Mississippi River, including its four most southerly Lock and Dams and its confluences with the Missouri and Illinois Rivers. Also included are several tributary rivers, dozens of other small streams, and five multi-purpose reservoirs - Lake Shelbyville, Carlyle Lake, Rend Lake, Mark Twain Lake, and Lake Wappapello. These waterways must continually be monitored and regulated to facilitate a number of purposes. | * Responsible for maintaining the waterways that flow through a large part of Eastern Missouri and Southwestern Illinois. Located within the District’s boundaries are 300 miles of the Mississippi River, including its four most southerly Lock and Dams and its confluences with the Missouri and Illinois Rivers. Also included are several tributary rivers, dozens of other small streams, and five multi-purpose reservoirs - Lake Shelbyville, Carlyle Lake, Rend Lake, Mark Twain Lake, and Lake Wappapello. These waterways must continually be monitored and regulated to facilitate a number of purposes. | ||
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| + | * '''[http://www.mvm.usace.army.mil/ Memphis District]''' | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/ Vicksburg District]''' | ||
| + | * '''[http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/ New Orleans District]''' | ||
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=== Upper Mississippi River === | === Upper Mississippi River === | ||
Revision as of 09:44, 29 July 2023
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Contents
Mississippi Info
- Map with Mile markers/Lock and Dams
US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi Valley Division
- Navigation responsibilities include planning and constructing navigation channels, locks and dams, and dredging to maintain channel depths of the harbors and inland waterways within its 370,000-square-mile boundary. The division operates and maintains 4,200+ miles of navigable channels, 62 locks, 51 shallow-draft ports and seven deep-draft ports. In partnership with local port authorities, MVD personnel oversee dredging and construction projects at numerous ports and harbors.
- St Louis District Website
- Metro-East Levee System
- control the lock and dams IL Federal/Military Database page
- Responsible for maintaining the waterways that flow through a large part of Eastern Missouri and Southwestern Illinois. Located within the District’s boundaries are 300 miles of the Mississippi River, including its four most southerly Lock and Dams and its confluences with the Missouri and Illinois Rivers. Also included are several tributary rivers, dozens of other small streams, and five multi-purpose reservoirs - Lake Shelbyville, Carlyle Lake, Rend Lake, Mark Twain Lake, and Lake Wappapello. These waterways must continually be monitored and regulated to facilitate a number of purposes.
Upper Mississippi River
- Ch. 9 is Recreational/Pleasure boats
- Ch. 13 is Commercial traffic
- Ch. 16 is a hailing channel (International Distress, Safety and Calling)
Lock and Dam 25: New 1200-ft Lock Project
- Photo/Info
- Located in Calhoun County IL and Lincoln County MO at approximately Mile 241.4 on the Upper Mississippi River above the mouth of the Ohio River near Winfield, Missouri.
Lower Mississippi River
Related Wiki Articles
- See Marine VHF Band Plans for the difference between US, Canadian, and International channels.
- United States Coast Guard
- United States Maritime Administration