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  • Corps sends dewatering experts to New York for Hurricane Sandy recovery

    ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Rock Island District is deploying a team of engineers today to New York to support the Corps’ dewatering assistance to the state.

  • Mississippi River Visitor Center Announces Temporary Closure

    Rock Island, IL - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project announces that the Visitor Center at Locks and Dam #15 will be closed Monday, November 5 and Tuesday, November 6 from 9:00am-5:00pm and Wednesday, November 7th from 9:00am-12:30pm.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Web site gets new look; Web links changing

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is migrating its public Web site (www.mvr.usace.army.mil) and all its Web pages to a new look and Web hosting platform on Thursday, 25 October.

  • 24th Annual Mississippi River Eco-Meet

    Pleasant Valley, IA - October 18thThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mississippi River Project will

  • Historic Clock Tower Tour

    Rock Island, IL - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project announces that the Visitor Center at Locks and Dam #15 is inviting guests to come participate in a Historic Clock Tower Tour. Relive the early days of the Rock Island Arsenal as you climb your way up the historic corridor of the Clock Tower Building which has been a Quad City landmark for over 100 years! Waiting at the top is a spectacular view of the Mississippi River.Visitors are invited to join this tour on Saturday October 20th, at 10:00am. The tour will be approximately1½ hours long and be guided by a Visitor Center Park Ranger.

  • Bicycle Tour of Historic Arsenal Island

    Rock Island, IL - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project announces that the Visitor Center at Locks and Dam #15 is inviting guests to a bicycle tour of historic Arsenal Island.This six-mile ride will be held on Saturday, October 13th, from 9:30-11:30am. Historic points of interest include Colonel Davenport’s Home, the old Moline Lock, Arsenal Quarters #1, the Confederate Cemetery, and many more.