Video by Patrick Loch | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District | 12.14.2018
Matt Breza, lock leader at Lock and Dam 5, explains how our contractor-partners are working to repair guidewall structures, which serve as extensions of lock walls to guide vessels into the lock chamber and provide mooring for long tows. The repairs are also being done at Locks and Dams 4 and 5A to ensure our critical infrastructure remains serviceable, with work scheduled to end spring 2019......
Video by Patrick Moes | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District | 11.05.2014
A typical day at Lock and Dam 5, near Minnesota City, Minn., turned into a quick reaction rescue for two of the district’s lock operators recently. Nathan Van Loon, Lock and Dam 5 head operator, said it was a fairly windy day with 3 to 5 foot waves on the north side of the dam. He said he noticed a canoeist and his dog come down the river and try to hold on to the wall, but the canoe......
