AUTHORIZATION:  Section 107 of River and Harbor Act of 1960 (Public Law 86-645)

Project Map

Location and Description:  This Federal project is located on the right bank of the Mississippi River between river miles 47.5 and 48.8 above the Ohio River in Scott and Cape Girardeau Counties in Southeast Missouri. The project consists of a 1,800-foot slackwater harbor with a nine-foot navigation channel, docking facilities, barge-rail-truck transfers, bagging, warehousing, outdoor storage, and nearby fleeting. It links waterborne transportation to rail and truck and provides economic stimulus to the Southeast Missouri region. The project has a Federal responsibility to dredge the approach channel and the authorized channel within the port.

Activities in FY 2010 ($0)

ARRA Allocation thru 28 Feb 10 ($0

Local Sponsor: Project is 100 percent Federally funded. Stakeholder is Southeast Missouri Port Authority.

Aerial of SEMO Port

Last dredged 29-Aug thru 6-Sep-2009