Emerging Leader Program: Building Tomorrow’s... 07.16.2025 | Story by James Finn For employees of the Rock Island District, stepping into future leadership roles may be easier than you think. The Emerging Leader Program (ELP),...
Banking on Wetlands: The Role of Mitigation Credits... 07.16.2025 | Story by Jordan Raiff Changes to the environment due to innovation and economic growth happen across the globe every day. As part of its regulatory mission, the U.S....
Employee Spotlight: Emma Aalbers- Regulatory... 07.16.2025 | Story by Jordan Raiff Regulatory Project Manager Emma Aalbers found her professional calling with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
USACE Rock Island Supports River Outreach 07.16.2025 | Story by Frances Candelaria The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District occasionally teams up with River Action, a nonprofit based in the Quad Cities, to offer...
Lock and Dam 22 Launches Fish Ladder to Improve... 07.16.2025 | Story by Jordan Raiff As the Mississippi River winds from Minnesota to the Gulf of America, it undergoes significant transformations. Boulders, sediment, and changing...
Red Rock Dam Undergoing Critical Gate Rehabilitation 07.16.2025 | Story by Samantha Heilig USACE Rock Island District’s Red Rock Dam, near Knoxville, Iowa, is undergoing significant rehabilitation of its Tainter and sluice gates to...
DEPLOYMENT SPOTLIGHT: Third Time’s a Mission:... 07.16.2025 | Story by Jordan Raiff Volunteering for a deployment is rarely a simple decision the first time. Doing so multiple times can be even more complex. Yet for Jerod Metz,...
Teaming up for Critical Levee Repairs 07.16.2025 | Story by Frances Candelaria When different sections within the District collaborate, they can effectively address intricate and multifaceted challenges like flood risk...
Emerging Leader Program: Building Tomorrow’s... 06.11.2025 | Photo by James Finn Kelly Thomas (left, orange shirt), Deputy Operations Manager for the Mississippi River Project and ELP participant leads a tour of Locks and Dam...
Banking on Wetlands: The Role of Mitigation Credits... 06.04.2025 | Photo by Jordan Raiff Winding along I-80 in Coralville, Iowa, the Creekside Connection Singletrack Trail provides benefit to the environment as well as a scenic path...
Employee Spotlight: Emma Aalbers- Regulatory... 08.10.2022 | Courtesy Photo Taking a moment with her dog, Aalbers and her family regulary enjoy the great outdoors
USACE Rock Island Supports River Outreach 05.29.2025 | Photo by Jordan Raiff Volunteer, Anthony Heddlesten, Design Branch Chief at the USACE Rock Island District, leads a guided tour on the Channel Cat Water Taxi as two...
Lock and Dam 22 Launches Fish Ladder to Improve... 06.25.2025 | Photo by Jordan Raiff A member of the construction crew highlights a notch workers cut into the sheet steel for ease of installation without needing custom made steel....
Red Rock Dam Undergoing Critical Gate Rehabilitation 06.28.2025 | Photo by Samantha Heilig USACE Rock Island District’s Red Rock Dam, near Knoxville, Iowa, is undergoing significant rehabilitation of its Tainter and sluice gates to...
DEPLOYMENT SPOTLIGHT: Third Time’s a Mission:... 04.25.2025 | Photo by Jordan Raiff While deployed in response to the Southern California Wildfires, Jerod Metz, a LaGrange, Illinois, Lock and Dam operator, puts his experience to...
Teaming up for Critical Levee Repairs 05.07.2025 | Photo by Frances Candelaria An excavator and loader move large rocks to a barge for transport to the Bay Island levee repair site near Lock and Dam 17 on the Mississippi River
Tower Times - 07.16.2025 07.16.2025 | Courtesy Publication The USACE Rock Island District's command information magazine. This publication is published bimonthly by the Corporate Communications Office...
Tower Times - 05.20.2025 05.20.2025 | Courtesy Publication The USACE Rock Island District's command information magazine. This publication is published bimonthly by the Corporate Communications Office...
Brandon Road Interbasin Project Newsletter - 09.22.2021 09.22.2021 | Courtesy Publication The September 2021 issue of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project newsletter.
Brandon Road Interbasin Project Newsletter - 01.12.2022 01.12.2022 | Courtesy Publication The January 2022 issue of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project newsletter.
Brandon Road Interbasin Project Newsletter - 09.27.2024 09.27.2024 | Courtesy Publication The September 2024 issue of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project newsletter.
Brandon Road Interbasin Project Newsletter - 11.16.2022 11.16.2022 | Courtesy Publication The November 2022 issue of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project newsletter.
Brandon Road Interbasin Project Newsletter - 08.17.2022 08.17.2022 | Courtesy Publication The August 2022 issue of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project newsletter.
Brandon Road Interbasin Project Newsletter - 04.13.2022 04.13.2022 | Courtesy Publication The April 2022 issue of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project newsletter.
Brandon Road Interbasin Project Overview 10.02.2024 | Video by Frances Candelaria A comprehensive overview of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project that uses satellite imagery and digitally rendered structures to provide a...
Brandon Road Interbasin Project Update 04.16.2025 | Video by Frances Candelaria Project Update: Construction continues on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project as contractors excavate from the Illinois Waterway riverbed near...
Illinois Waterway Consolidated Closures Reaches... 08.01.2023 | Video by Frances Candelaria The Illinois Waterway Consolidated Closures projects started June 1. This video describes the work leading up to the halfway point of the project....
Army SOH Star Ceremony - USACE Rock Island District 06.29.2023 | Video by Frances Candelaria The USACE Rock Island District was awarded the U.S. Army's Safety and Occupational Health Star Award during a ceremony held June 29, 2023, at the...
2023 Illinois Waterway Closure Preview 06.01.2023 | Video by Frances Candelaria The 2023 Consolidated Closures on the Illinois Waterway begin June 1. Annually the Illinois Waterway generates an estimated $2 billion of...
Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program... 04.04.2023 | Video by Frances Candelaria The project is located in Saverton, Missouri. The primary purpose of the project is to increase access to upstream mainstem river and tributary...
Wicket Repairs on the Illinois Waterway 01.06.2023 | Video by Frances Candelaria To keep the wicket dams at Peoria and LaGrange lock and dam on the Illinois Waterway operational, trained divers must perform wicket inspections...
Lock 15 Dewatering Time-lapse B-roll 02.01.2022 | Video by Samantha Heilig B-roll of time-lapse footage taken over a 24-hour period as the main lock chamber at Locks and Dam 15 on the Mississippi River were dewatered for...
