As you may be aware the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Commission (MRC) canceled the upcoming High Water Trip in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The MRC has established guidance for members to submit written testimony to the…
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Lock Status Forecast 03/20/20 The Corps’ Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) District’s Lock and Waterway Status 60-Day Forecast as issued today (Friday, March 20, 2020) is attached. The updates to the status report are highlighted in bold listing conditions on…
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Corps Mississippi River Maintenance Forum Meeting Notes Corps Mississippi River Maintenance Forum Meeting Notes Attachment See attachments for information about the US Army Corps Mississippi River Maintenance Forum held March 4, 2020.
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The Corps has completed the revetment operations on the Mississippi River Ship Channel, the revetment operations at New River Bend (Mile 190.4 Above Head of Passes [AHP]) have ceased. The Corps was unable to continue the revetment operations in the…
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Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 121619 Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 121619.pdf The Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) has now completed dredging operations on the Mississippi River Ship Channel in response to the Great Flood…
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The revetment operations at the Aben/Bringier Point (Mile 172.5 AHP) location have ended until further notice. The Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) operations could not safely continue at this location with the elevated and soon to be cresting river stages. The…
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Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 121119 Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 121119.pdf The Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) continues dredging operations in response to record shoaling deposited by historic long-term high river stages (record flood…
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Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 12419 LMR Dredging Update 12419.pdf The Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) continues dredging operations in response to record shoaling deposited by historic long-term high river stages (record flood event created by…
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Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 12119 LMR Dredging Update 12119.pdf The Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) continues dredging operations in response to record shoaling deposited by historic long-term high river stages (record flood event created by…
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Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 112519 LMR Dredging Update 112519.pdf The Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) continues dredging operations in response to record shoaling deposited by historic long-term high river stages (record flood event created by…
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The Corps has adjusted the schedule of work based on the impact of the elevated river stages and changes to the schedule and updated transit restrictions should be expected. The work at Point Michel has now been completed and the…
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Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 111919 LMR Dredging Update 111919.pdf The Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) continues dredging operations in response to record shoaling deposited by historic long-term high river stages (record flood event created by…
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The Big River Coalition’s Corps 2019 Revetment Schedule and Transit Restrictions Update 111519 is attached for your reference. The first revetment operations on the Mississippi River Ship Channel are scheduled to start at Point Michel (Mile 43.5 Above Head of…
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Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 111119 LMR Dredging Update 111119.pdf The Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) continues dredging operations in response to record shoaling deposited by historic long-term high river stages (record flood event created by…
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LAMA’s report on the Corps’ Mississippi River Maintenance Forum meeting held this morning, Wednesday, November 6, 2019 and the corresponding agenda are attached. The graph below is reproduced from NOAA’s National Weather Service website and represents an experimental product to…
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Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 11419 Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 11419.pdf The Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) continues dredging operations in response to record shoaling deposited by historic long-term high river stages (record flood…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) shattered the previous national record for the beneficial use of dredged material in Fiscal Year 2019. In an effort to maintain the authorized channel dimensions on the Mississippi…
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Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 102919 LMR Dredging Update 102919.pdf The Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) continues dredging operations in response to record shoaling deposited by historic long-term high river stages (record flood event created by…
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Lower Mississippi River (LMR) Dredging Update 102819 LMR Dredging Update 102819.pdf The Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley New Orleans (MVN) continues dredging operations in response to record shoaling deposited by historic long-term high river stages (record flood event created by…
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