ROCK ISLAND, Illinois -- In response to the National Weather 
Service's forecast taking into account heavy rainfall and runoff 
within the 142,000 square-mile water shed above Lock and Dam 25 
(river mile 241.3), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is closing 
Locks 16 through Lock 25 beginning June 12, making 216 miles of the 
Mississippi River non-navigable to commercial river traffic.

The Corps has scheduled the closure of these locks on the following 
dates.


June 12: Lock 16 (Illinois City, Ill. - River Mile 457.2), 
Lock 17 (New Boston, Ill. - River Mile 437.1), and Lock 18 
(Gladstone, Ill. - River Mile 410.5)
June 13: Lock 20 (Canton, Mo. - River Mile 343.2)
June 14: Lock 19 (Keokuk, Iowa - River Mile 364.2), Lock 21 
(Quincy, Ill. - River Mile 324.9), and Lock 22 (Saverton, Mo. - 
River Mile 301.2)
June 16: Lock 24 (Clarksville, Mo. - River Mile 273.5)
June 17: Lock 25 (Winfield, Mo. - River Mile 241.3)


All of these locks are located above St. Louis.  If you need more 
information, please contact the Rock Island District Corporate 
Communications office, at (309) 794-5274 for locks 16 - 22; or the 
St. Louis District Public Affairs Office at (314) 331-8002 for locks 
24 and 25.

Updated information about the Mississippi River is available on the 
web by visiting the Corps' website at www.rivergages.com.  This web 
site includes links to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National 
Weather Service websites that track Mississippi River flow and 
projected rainfall amounts.

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