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3 May 2013
Army Corps of Engineers leadership visits operations site at Marseilles Dam (Unified Command News Release)
MARSEILLES, Ill. (May 3) – The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Commanding General visited the Marseilles Dam, Thursday, to survey ongoing repair and salvage operations following damage sustained during an incident April 18.
1 May 2013
Corps provides flood-fight supplies and technical assistance to Quincy, Ill., flood area
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Through the Corps’ Emergency Management mission, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, provided flood-fight supplies and on-the-ground technical assistance throughout the Quincy, Ill., Flood Area April 18-27 in an effort to fend off the rising Mississippi River and prevent flood-related damages.
1 May 2013
Salvage operations, damage assessments continue at Marseilles Dam (Unified Command News Release)
MARSEILLES, Ill. (May 1) — The Unified Command reported that operations continued at Marseilles Dam, Tuesday, where three partially submerged barges remain.
29 Apr 2013
Locks on Upper Mississippi River reopen to navigation
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, has reopened Mississippi River locks 16 through 22 after flood waters forced their closure to navigation traffic.
29 Apr 2013
Navigation restrictions remain in place at Marseilles, Starved Rock and Dresden Locks
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (April 29) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard, out of an abundance of caution is maintaining navigation restrictions at Marseilles, Starved Rock and Dresden Island locks on the Illinois Waterway.
27 Apr 2013
Salvage operations on remaining barges continue (Unified Command News Release)
MARSEILLES, Ill. (April 27) – Salvage operations led by the Unified Command continued Saturday to remove the three remaining barges submerged near the Marseilles Dam.
26 Apr 2013
Salvage operators remove three more barges near Marseilles Dam (Unified Command News Release)
MARSEILLES, Ill. (April 26) – Salvage operations continued Thursday near the Marseille’s Dam with three more barges being removed.
25 Apr 2013
Corps completes initial damage assessment of Marseilles Lock and Dam project (Unified Command News Release)
Marseilles, Ill. (April 25) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as part of the Unified Command, completed its initial assessment of damages to Marseilles Lock and Dam on the Illinois Waterway Thursday after seven barges allided into the dam on April 18.
24 Apr 2013
Corps providing wide range of assistance to support flooded communities
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (April 24) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is conducting round the clock emergency operations in the wake of widespread flooding on the Mississippi, Illinois and Rock Rivers as well as their tributaries. The District’s Emergency Operations Center is overseeing response efforts ranging from flood supplies to on-the-ground technical assistance.
24 Apr 2013
IL DNR BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION CLASS
QUINCY, IL - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi River Project announces that the Quincy Park Rangers will sponsor an Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IL DNR) Boating Safety Education Class.