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    Dredge Goetz performs emergency dredging in Pool 4 of the Upper Mississippi River, July and August 2014.

    Dredge Goetz

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, uses the Dredge William L. Goetz to help maintain 850 miles of the Upper Mississippi River, 335 miles of the Illinois River and other inland rivers. The St. Paul District acquired it in the spring of 2005.

  • Red River Flood of 2009

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, declared a victory late April 2009 after facing massive flooding in the Red River of the North river valley for more than a month-and-a-half. By the end of the fight, the district had distributed 11.3 million sandbags, 4,201 rolls of plastic and 136 pumps, as well as let 50 contracts, built approximately 70 miles of emergency levee and spent more than $32 million.

  • Floods of 1997

    The St. Paul District faced one of its biggest challenges ever when, in the timeframe of around six weeks in 1997, it simultaneously fought floods in three river basins – the Red, the Minnesota and the Mississippi.
  • Representatives from USGS, IWR, and SARA served as referees. Tournament facilitators were made up of representatives from the IWR, South Central Climate Science Center, and SARA.

    Now Playing Only in Select River Basins: Multi-Hazards Tournaments

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.   About 40 people involved in water management, fish and game, agricultural
  • Courtney McCathern recently received the Distinguished Government Service Award from the New York City Federal Executive Board for her dedication and commitment to public service at a formal ceremony in Lower Manhattan.

    Army Corps employee recognized for service commitment

    Courtney McCathern, a legal instruments examiner in the Regulatory Branch of the Operations Division for nearly four years, recently received the Distinguished Government Service Award from the New York City Federal Executive Board for her dedication and commitment to public service at a formal ceremony in Lower Manhattan. The Federal Executive Board provides opportunities for federal agencies to collaborate and share information on key issues, and has 28 offices across the U.S.