Missouri River Dams
The six Missouri River dams, started in 1933 and completed in 1964, were built primarily through the Pick-Sloan Program, a Bureau...
Missouri River Recovery Program
Just as on the Mississippi River, ecosystem restoration efforts have been ongoing within the Missouri River as well. Since 2000,...
Upper Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration
In 1986, the Corps of Engineers received a new mission within the Mississippi River basin: ecosystem restoration. The 1986 Water Resources...
Upper Mississippi River Lock and Dam System
Floating huge barges on the majority of the rivers in the U.S. is not natural. It requires massive river-altering infrastructure....
Navigation’s Impact on River Management
The U.S. Corps of Engineers has been responsible for “developing” the Mississippi River Basin’s rivers since the early 1800s when Congress...
Missouri’s Floodplains
The Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) has been working to preserve the natural value of Missouri’s floodplains for over...
2017 Floodplain Developments
Proposed Ice Rink Development Threatens St. Louis Co. Creve Coeur Park A proposal to construct a hockey complex in St....
When is a Floodway, Not a Floodway?
Apparently, When it’s in Missouri! By Brad Walker, Former MCE Rivers Director Published on August 12, 2015...