The tug Theresa L. Wood heads upstream after locking through Lock and Dam #8 in May in Genoa, Wis. The vessel was moving barges from St. Louis to Winona, Minn. The locks allow the boats to gradually ...

Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. It's called a lock and dam, and it's a distinct ...

A huge amount of cargo, from coal to metals and grains, pass through the McAlpine Locks and Dam annually. A series of lock and dam systems on the Ohio River act as a "staircase," carrying barges and ...

HASTINGS, Minnesota - The locks and dams on the Mississippi River are massive feats of engineering, nearing 100 years old. They shepherd millions of tons of goods each year, acting as water-based ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Half a century after the final navigation lock opened the Snake River to Lewiston, Idaho, the Lower Granite Lock ...

Lower Monumental Lock and Dam sits on a remote stretch of the Snake River, in a landscape of wheat fields and rolling hills. The only town within a 20-minute drive is Kahlotus, Washington, six miles ...

Whether St. Paul’s Lock and Dam No. 1 will be removed is still uncertain as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues its research into the lock and dam near the old Ford factory. Locks and dams hold ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District began refilling the newly constructed lock chamber with water at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 in Charleroi last week. The chamber was ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A February missing fisherman rescue in the Arkansas River left Pulaski County rescue leaders proud of the Terry Dam Locksmith. It’s a job that can come with pressure, but the lock ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A loose barge has lodged itself against the David D. Terry Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River. According to a Facebook post from the US Army Corps of Engineers, the barge was found ...