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Mississippi River progressively returning to service as river highway system The Mississippi River navigation system of locks and dams was fully reopened over the Independence Day holiday weekend as the Midwestern flood of June 2008 slowly ebbed to the south. As of Monday, July 7, the U.S. Coast Guard had opened the St. Louis Harbor to commercial vessels. A safety zone remains in effect between mile marker 179 (just south of the Arch) northward to mile 184 (at the southern end of the Chain of Rocks Canal near Locks 27.) Southbound tows greater than 600 feet long are limited in that stretch to daylight hours only. Due to high water, the Mississippi River remains closed to recreation vessels between the Jefferson Barracks Bridge at river mile 168.7 and Lock and Dam 22 at Saverton, Mo, at mile 301.2. The Illinois River remains closed to recreation vessels from mile 0 to mile 24 and the Kaskaskia River remains closed to recreation vessels from mile 0 to mile 21. (More) Innovative recruiting effort brings more people into New Orleans District Numerous characteristics make an organization rise above challenges. Sometimes thinking outside the box can allow a good organization to become a great one. Like every other organization, both public and private, the New Orleans District strives to be one step ahead. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the district has continued to face critical challenges including a manpower shortage, which resulted in pushing the need for a national recruitment effort. Before Katrina, the district’s recruitment mission was effective by using conventional methods such as recruiting local engineering students from college career fairs and directing students to the organization’s online application process. (More...) |
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FEATURE
Army Engineers Built One of America's Most Famous Lighthouses
Army Engineers were responsible for building hundreds of navigational aids along America's coasts, lakes, rivers, and harbors; including one of the nation's most beloved lighthouses.
In 1868, Congress approved a measure to rebuild a lighthouse at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The original structure, which had stood on the outer banks for seventy years, had proven to be so ineffective as to warrant the construction of an entirely new lighthouse. Commenting on the light, a U.S. Navy lieutenant complained in 1851 that "Hatteras light, the most important on our coast is, without doubt, the worst light in the world." Such strong words reflect the vital importance of functional navigational aides on that stretch of America's coast, known ominously as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." Diamond Shoals, an underwater menace of shifting sand bars, rests directly off the Hatteras coast and extends roughly fourteen miles out to sea. Nearby, the warm Gulf Stream ocean current collides with the colder Labrador Current, creating ideal conditions for powerful ocean storms and sea swells. (More...)
DID YOU KNOW ...
The mission of the Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program is to protect the Nation's aquatic resources, while allowing reasonable development through fair, flexible and balanced permit decisions. The Corps evaluates permit applications for essentially all construction activities that occur in the Nation's waters, including wetlands. Corps permits are also necessary for any work, including construction and dredging, in the Nation's navigable waters. [For Details on the Regulatory Program ... ]
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