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LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 32823
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The Mississippi River Ship Channel deepening project…

LMRFC update for the OH & MS Rivers 32723
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released this update on river stage conditions (today). “The rain event ended over the weekend with 2 to 5 inches of rainfall occurring from Arkansas and south Missouri…

LMRFC update for the OH & MS Rivers 32423
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released this update on river stage conditions (today). “The rain event has started and the middle Mississippi and Ohio Valleys has received 1 to 3 inches of rainfall. …

LMRFC update for the OH & MS Rivers 32223
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released this update on river stage conditions (today). “The lower Mississippi River is falling at all locations and minor flooding should end on the lower Mississippi River by…

LMRFC update for the OH & MS Rivers 32023
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released this update on river stage conditions (yesterday). “Cresting or near crest conditions have finally arrived on the lower Mississippi River from Baton Rouge, LA downstream to New Orleans,…

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 32123
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The Mississippi River Ship Channel deepening project…

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 31323
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The Mississippi River Ship Channel deepening project…

LMRFC update for the OH & MS Rivers 31023
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released this update on river stage conditions today. “Crests are still progressing down the lower Mississippi River and cresting conditions should reach New Orleans, LA in 1 1/2 weeks.…

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 3723
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The Mississippi River Ship Channel deepening project…

LMRFC Update for MS River Water Conditions 3623
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released an update below on river stage conditions today. “The system from last week has exited the area and the projected rainfall on Friday was less than expected…

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 3623
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The GLENN EDWARDS is dredging under Southwest…

LAMA’s USACE Mississippi River Maintenance Forum Meeting Notes 3123
LAMA’s report on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi River Maintenance Forum meeting held yesterday morning, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 is here and the corresponding agenda is here.

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 22823
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The GLENN EDWARDS is dredging under Southwest…

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 22223
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction). The GLENN EDWARDS is dredging under Southwest…

LMRFC Update for MS River Water Conditions 22223
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center (LMRFC) released the following update on river stage conditions today. “No big changes. The crests on the lower Ohio and lower Mississippi Rivers are slightly higher due to more rainfall since last Wednesday’s…

USACE Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions 21723
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) anticipates completing revetment operations at the White Castle #2 location (Mile 193.4 AHP) on Sunday, February 19, 2023. White Castle #2 is the last site for the Fiscal Year 2022 revetment work, Fiscal…

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) DREDGING UPDATE 21323
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commenced channel maintenance dredging efforts in Southwest Pass for Fiscal Year 2023 on January 29, 2023, with the hopper dredge GLENN EDWARDS (Manson Construction) dredging under Southwest Pass Hopper Dredge Rental Contract #2-2021.…

USACE Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions 21323
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began revetment operations at the White Castle #2 location (Mile 193.4 AHP), the last revetment site for Fiscal Year 2022, on February 8, 2023. Working hours remain 0600 hours to 1900 hours with…

USACE Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions 2923
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) completed revetment operations at the White Castle #3 location (Mile 192.7 AHP) yesterday and then commenced work at White Castle #2 (Mile 193.4 AHP) (February 8, 2023). White Castle #2 is the last…

USACE Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues revetment operations at the White Castle #3 location (Mile 192.7 AHP) and now expects to complete this site tomorrow and then move upriver a few hundred feet to commence work at White…