AUTHORIZATION:  River and Harbor Acts of 1910, 1927, and 1930 as amended by the River and Harbor Acts of 1945 and 1958.

Lower Mississippi River Project Map

Locks 27 Walkway Bridge

Continue Floodplain Hydrology work
at American Bottoms

Location and Description:  Project responsibility extends from the mouth of the Ohio River to the Missouri River at the northern boundary of the City of St. Louis including 195 miles of river and 10,000 acres of public land. Project provides nine-foot navigation channel with a lateral canal/Locks 27 at Chain of Rocks, fixed crest rock dam, channel maintenance, dredging, and environmental compliance. Project has environmental stewardship responsibility as well as land-and water-based recreational opportunities.

Activities in FY 2010 ($22,019k)
- O&M of project with increased level of risk
- O&M of lock 27, navigation channel, stewardship of lands and waters Certification of boundary

ARRA Allocation thru 28 Feb 10 ($7,060k) (top 5 listed below)
- Phase I repairs to Chain of Rocks levee shoreline (complete)
- New valve bulkheads for Locks 27 (awarded)
- Replace walkway bridge machinery (awarded)
- Repair river training structures (completed)
- Repair/Replace I-wall control house at Locks 27 (awarded)

Sponsor: Project is 100 percent federally funded. Stakeholders include river navigation industry, state and Federal conservation agencies, environmental NGOs, urban open space advocacy groups, tourism industry.