https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil Northwestern Division News Releases RSS Feed en-us Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:17:22 GMT https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-releases/article/2562409/mississippi-river-commission-and-corps-of-engineers-tour-missouri-river/ Leaders from The Mississippi River Commission along with leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers toured the Missouri River Mar. 29 – Apr. 1. Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, chief of engineers and commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Brig. Gen. D. Peter Hemlinger, commander, Northwestern Division, Col. William Hannan Jr., commander, Kansas City District and Col. Mark Himes, commander, Omaha District, met with partners and stakeholders and visited sites along the river.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Apr/02/2002615040/115/75/0/210331-A-ZR166-229.JPG' alt='A group from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Mississippi River Commission visit the Missouri River for a site inspection, March 31, 2021.' /> <br /> Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-releases/article/2562409/mississippi-river-commission-and-corps-of-engineers-tour-missouri-river/ Water Management - Missouri River Environmental Leadership Levees Navigation Northwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-releases/article/2417707/corps-replaces-king-piles-part-of-the-unsung-heroes-of-navigation/ A $2.1 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to replace missing king piles, some of which have been in place since 1885. The project is part of a greater effort to repair pile dikes. In total, 68 new king pile markers sporadically from Puget Island (river mile 41) to Multnomah Falls (river mile 136) will go in. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2020/Nov/09/2002536886/115/75/0/201026-A-ET715-053.JPG' alt='Picture of Matt Joerin, Portland District Project Engineer' /> <br /> Mon, 09 Nov 2020 20:29:00 GMT Press Operations https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/media/news-releases/article/2417707/corps-replaces-king-piles-part-of-the-unsung-heroes-of-navigation/ Navigation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division