Navigation Notice: Upper Mississippi River

Please see the attached Marine Event Notification List for the Month of July. Please don’t hesistate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you Sector Upper Mississippi River Waterways Management Division

As info:   The dredge Potter is tentatively getting underway next week, first job at UM221.   Bernie Heroff Port Captain Navigation/Training ARTCo – Ag Services and Oilseeds American River Transportation Co., LLC P.O. Box 2889 Saint Louis, MO 63111 t 314 481 8828 / m 314 803 4644   As always, attached is the…

REVETMENT MAINTENANCE Chain of Rocks Canal – Upstream Entrance and below Locks 27 Upper Mississippi River miles 194 and 184 to 185.5   NOTICE NUMBER: 12091 / 20-09 EFFECTIVE: 07/06/2020 07:00 thru 07/31/2020 15:30 1.   Revetment maintenance which includes placement of new rip-rap will be performed on the west shoreline and levee of the Chain…

BEGINNING JUNE 30, 2020 OKIE MOORE DIVING AND SALVAGE WILL BE CONDUCTING AN INSPECTION OF A SUNKEN BARGE BETWEEN MILE MARKER 51 AND 52 ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER. WORK WILL BE COMPLETE BY JULY 2, 2020 AT 8 PM. OKIE MOORE WILL HAVE A CRANE BARGE ANCHORED ON SCENE. THE HOURS OF OPERATION WILL…

This work on the RDB at the upper canal entrance is tentative to start about 6JUL. Looks like the STL stage will be about 17 falling at that time. Captains, will you be able to avoid this equipment while entering the canal when they are working as proposed?   Bernie Heroff Port Captain Navigation/Training ARTCo…

ANTICIPATED LOCK CLOSURES Rock Island District (MVR) Mississippi River “SEE ATTACHMENT” for Repair / Maintenance Schedule for 2020/2021   NOTICE NUMBER: 12066 / 2020-12066 EFFECTIVE: 12/14/2020 07:00 thru 03/04/2022 23:59 CST   It is anticipated that major maintenance and repairs will be performed at the following locations during Calendar Years 2020 / 2021. These schedules…

UPPER MISSISSIPPI Hydraulic Dredging Crescent Railroad Bridge to Centennial Bridge, UMR Mile 481.0-482.0   NOTICE NUMBER: 12065 / 20-12065 EFFECTIVE: 06/24/2020 07:00 thru Until Further Notice   Hydraulic dredging operations will commence on Wednesday, 24-June-2020 and continue until approximately Wednesday, 8-July- 2020 or Until Further Notice at Crescent Railroad Bridge to Centennial Bridge, UMR Mile…

SCHEDULED LOCK CLOSURE Melvin Price Locks and Dam – Auxiliary Lock Upper Mississippi River mile 200.5   Notice Number: 12045 Effective Date: 06/23/2020 06:00 thru 06/27/2020 18:00 CST   The Auxiliary Lock and Mel Price Locks and Dam will be closed from 23 June 2020 at 0600 hours through 27 June at 1900 hours for…

Next week the upper pool elevation at Mel Price is forecasted to be “just right” (drawdown)  to make some repairs to the Auxiliary chamber upper leaf gate miters (the work is performed from a deck barge blocking the chamber from use). This would mean two five-day closures, the first one next week Tues-Sat. If not…

SUSPENDED UPPER MISSISSIPPI MECHANICAL DREDGING (STRIKE REMOVAL) Lock 22 Lower, UMR Mile 300.4 to 300.7   Notice Number: 12030 Local Number: 11976-1   Mechanical dredging (Strike Removal) operations will commence on Sunday, 31-May-2020 and will continue until approximately, Thursday, 18-June-2020 or Until Further Notice at Lock 22 Lower, UMR Mile 300.4 to 300.7. Dredging will…