Rock Island District District Projects

Backlog of Maintenance

Pentagon News — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:36:00 GMT

The Major Rehabilitation and Major Maintenance Program for the Locks and Dams on the Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway has been ongoing since 1975. Major rehabilitation consists of reliability or efficiency improvements.

Dredged Material Management Program (DMMP) - Overview

Pentagon News — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:42:00 GMT

The Dredged Material Management Program (DMMP) evaluates and identifies preferred alternative dredged material placement site(s) using a six-step planning process and, where applicable, a matrix with six evaluation criteria: dredging cost; natural resources; beneficial use of dredged material; recreational resources; cultural resources; and social impacts.

Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) – Lock and Dam 25 New 1200-ft Lock

Pentagon News — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:36:11 GMT

The Lock 25 – New 1200-foot Lock is the first of seven new 1200-foot Lock Projects being implemented under the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP).

UMRR Program – Pool 12 Forestry – Pool 12

Pentagon News — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 04:00:00 GMT

The Pool 12 Forestry Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project (HREP) is located in portions of Jo Daviess County in Illinois, Dubuque and Jackson Counties in Iowa, and Grant County, WI. The project area covers approximately 26 miles of Pool 12 in the Upper Mississippi River, from Lock and Dam 12 (river mile 557.0) near Bellevue, Iowa, to Lock and Dam 11 (river mile 583.0) in Dubuque, Iowa. The Project is a 4,000-acre wetland complex that includes shallow lakes, emergent vegetation and managed moist soil areas, and braided channels surrounded by degrading riparian timber.

Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) – Fish Passage - Lock and Dam 22

Pentagon News — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 02:39:00 GMT

Location:Upper Mississippi River, River Mile (RM) 301.2 near Saverton, Missouri, between Ralls

Section 14 Overview

Pentagon News — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 02:01:00 GMT

LocationUnited StatesDescriptionSection 14, Emergency Streambank and Shoreline Protection program

Lock 19 Acoustic Study

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:13:00 GMT

Invasive fish species, such as Bighead and Silver Carp, jeopardize aquatic ecosystems and affect the recreational uses of our nations’ waterways. The Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ICRCC) is the Federal and State workgroup with the mission to prevent invasive fish from reaching the Great Lakes. Though not directly connected to the Great Lakes, the ICRCC identified Lock and Dam 19 on Mississippi River as an ideal test site for the Underwater Acoustic Deterrent System (uADS) because of its similarity to Brandon Road Lock and Dam. Both dams have a water surface elevation change greater than 35 feet, active commercial navigation, and a style of dam that forces all fish to pass through the lock to get upstream.

Illinois Waterway Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP)

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:01:00 GMT

The Illinois Waterway Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP), part of the Dredged Material Management Program, is a study to evaluate and identify dredged material placement sites to accommodate the Corps’ dredging needs. The study area includes the Illinois Waterway (Rock Island District’s Portion), which extends 211 river-miles from Lockport, IL, downstream to LaGrange, IL. The Rock Island District’s portion covers 6 lock and dam sites and annually dredges many locations.

Dam Safety Program

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:49:00 GMT

The purposes of a dam safety program are to protect life, property and the environment by ensuring that all dams are designed, constructed, operated and maintained safely and effectively.

Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River Flow Frequency Study

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:07:00 GMT

The current Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River flow frequency study, completed in 2004, was created using a period of record ending in 1998. Since then frequent and record setting major floods have occurred. The flood of 2019 was not only historic with regards to flood heights, but also in its duration. The Mississippi River was above flood stage at Cape Girardeau for 145 days. In addition, many communities between Dubuque, Iowa and St. Louis, Missouri have experienced the majority of their top 10 flood crests in the past 20 years. Significant flooding on the UMR occurred in 2001, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, and 2019. The Illinois River has experienced the same unprecedented flooding. At Peoria, IL (on the IWW), 5 of the 10 highest flood crests have occurred since 1998; including the record crest in 2013.

Regional Flood Risk Management

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:00:00 GMT

In recent years, the Upper Mississippi River watershed has experienced more frequent flooding with higher stages, particularly in the last ten years with major floods occurring in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014.

UMRR Program - IL, IA, MO, MN, WI - Upper Mississippi River Restoration

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:51:00 GMT

The UMRR Program was authorized by the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 and continuously authorized by WRDA 1999. The program consists of two primary elements: habitat rehabilitation projects and systemic monitoring and research.

UMRR Program - Pool 12 Overwintering HREP

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:39:00 GMT

The Pool 12 Overwintering project area is in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, upstream of Bellevue, Iowa. The project area is comprised primarily of a series of islands, backwater channels, and backwater lakes that are part of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The goals of the project are to restore and protect off-channel aquatic habitat and restore floodplain forest habitat.

Upper Mississippi River - Illinois Waterway System Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP)

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 15:22:00 GMT

NESP is a long-term program of ecosystem restoration and navigation improvements for the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS). NESP will improve system capacity and reduce commercial traffic delays through construction of 7 new 1,200-foot locks, mooring cells and switchboat implementation.

Upper Mississippi River Watershed Project

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:54:00 GMT

Currently, there is no systemic flood risk management plan for the Upper Mississippi River. This uncoordinated flood response ultimately transfers risk to several areas, often without their knowledge. This watershed assessment will collaboratively develop an FRM strategy for UMR basin with an interagency team (Federal & 5 states).

Small Boat Harbors

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:49:00 GMT

All small boat harbor projects have a local sponsor, usually a municipality.

Shoreline Management on Mississippi River

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:45:00 GMT

In 1989, the Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) was developed and implemented as guidance for the management, protection and preservation of the Mississippi River's environment, while allowing a balanced use of the shoreline.

Section 205 Overview

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:28:00 GMT

Section 205, small flood risk management program provides support for local flood risk management by the construction or improvement of structural or non-structural flood risk management measures.

Repairs to Levee Systems/Flood Control Projects - Policy

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT

Corps of Engineers policy regarding repairs to levee systems and flood control projects damaged by floods.

Section 204 Overview

Pentagon News — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT

Section 204 of the 1992 Water Resources Development Act, as amended, provides authority for the Corps of Engineers to restore, protect, and create aquatic and wetland habitats in connection with construction or maintenance dredging of an authorized navigation project.