State urges boaters to avoid upper Indian River as dredging continues

Boaters should avoid the upper Indian River as dredging continues this summer, the Department of Natural Resources and ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

Workers dredging the Savannah River stumbled upon 19 cannons that had been underwater since the Revolutionary War

As crews worked to deepen a section of the Savannah River, they used a clamshell dredger to scoop up mud. One day, when the ...
The Daily World on MSN

Dredging the Columbia River at the expense of tribal and aquatic communities

The story of people and the lower Columbia River has always centered around canoes. Varying shapes and styles were built to ...
The Advocate

Dredging Vermilion River would have few positive, negative impacts on flooding

Dredging the Vermilion River would do little to reduce flooding in Lafayette Parish and would do little harm to buildings downstream, a study by the Louisiana Watershed Flood Center at the University ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Dredging at Kaw River Water Treatment Plant could close part of the river sometime this year; no timeline announced yet

A platform sitting on the Kansas River near Burcham Park in Lawrence. The platform indicates a spot where an intake structure for the Kaw River Treatment Plant gets its water from. A dredging project ...
Star Tribune

Dredging kept the Mississippi River open this year but creates its own problems

Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open for barge traffic.
EcoPortal.netOpinion

Sand, salmon, and sovereignty: how two centuries of dredging hollowed out the Columbia River’s living foundation

Explore the impact of dredging on the Columbia River's ecosystem, Indigenous rights, and salmon populations, revealing a ...
WPTV-TV

Residents and environmental groups fight dredging in Indian River Lagoon, call it 'bad idea'

JENSEN BEACH, Fla. — Residents of Martin County are voicing their opposition to the proposed dredging in the River Watch Channel of the Indian River Lagoon. More than 70 people lined the sidewalk of ...
The Advocate

Corps knew for decades that dredging the Mississippi would trigger a water crisis

The Army Corps of Engineers has known for decades that its continual efforts to deepen the Mississippi River for bigger ships would eventually trigger the saltwater crisis that has now gripped the New ...
FOX13 Memphis

Is dredging the Mississippi River enough to keep business flowing in the Mid-South?

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads just as farmers are preparing for harvest. On top of watching ...