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  • Historic Clock Tower and Eagle Watch Tours

    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 participate in Historic Clock Tower and Eagle Watching Tours. Learn about the Historic Clock Tower building as you climb the stairs to the top. Waiting there is a spectacular view of the Mississippi River where you will have the opportunity to see Bald Eagles who visit our area during the cold winter months.

  • Corps’ officials meet with Illinois leaders to discuss low water operations

    VICKSBURG, Miss., December 18, 2012 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander Maj. Gen. John Peabody and St. Louis District Commander Col. Chris Hall met with state and local representatives yesterday in Alton, Ill., to discuss current and future actions the Corps will take to maintain a safe and reliable navigation channel during low water.

  • 29th Annual Clinton Bald Eagle Watch

    Clinton, IA - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi River Project, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Clinton Community College and the Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge will be hosting the 29th Annual Bald Eagle Watch on Saturday January 5, 2013.

  • Corps, Muscatine celebrate completion of Mad Creek Flood Risk Management Project

    MUSCATINE, Iowa - The Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Muscatine invite the public to help celebrate the completion of the Mad Creek Flood Risk Management Project with a ribbon cutting ceremony, December 6 at noon. The ceremony is being held just upstream of the 2nd Street Bridge in the parking lot of HON Industries in Muscatine.

  • Sugar Bottom Bike Trails Closed in December

    The Sugar Bottom Mountain Bike Trails will be closed starting December 1st. The trails will be

  • Army Corps of Engineers and City of Des Moines complete Central Place Levee

    DES MOINES, Iowa - The Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Des Moines invite the public to help celebrate the substantial completion of the Central Place Levee in Des Moines with a ribbon cutting ceremony, November 7 at 10 a.m. The ceremony is being held adjacent to the Levee at the end of College Avenue in Des Moines.

  • 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