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The St. Paul District is where the "Mighty Mississippi River" starts its long journey through the middle of the United States of America to the Gulf of Mexico. The district covers an area of approximately 139,000 square miles. The district borders follow the edges of four river basins – Mississippi River, Red River of the North, Souris River and Rainy River. The latter three basins drain north into Hudson's Bay. The district shares about 500 miles of border with three Canadian provinces. This area includes most of Minnesota, the western half of Wisconsin, the northeastern half of North Dakota and small portions of South Dakota and northern Iowa.
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Mission
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The St. Paul District is responsible for supporting inland navigation by operating 13 locks and dams and by maintaining the nine-feet navigation channel on the Mississippi River. It helps communities reduce damages caused by flooding and operates 16 reservoirs for flood damage reduction, recreation, fish and wildlife habitat and water supply, as well as provides emergency response operations following natural disasters. It issues permits for work in wetlands and navigable rivers and is responsible for an environmental restoration program to improve fish and wildlife habitat. In addition, the district maintains 49 recreation areas open to the public.
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Organization
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The St. Paul District office headquarters is located in downtown St. Paul, Minn. The agency employs around 625 people located in 41 field sites in five states. The St. Paul District is one of six Corps’ districts that make up the Mississippi Valley Division, the headquarters of which is located in Vicksburg, Miss.
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Contributions
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In fiscal year 2005, the St. Paul District's budget exceeded $144 million. It contributes around $163 million to the five-state district economy. Throughout calendar year 2005, its 13 locks hosted passage to more than 107,000 vessels, including 15,000 tows, 77,000 recreational craft and 1,600 excursion and other vessels. During the record floods in the spring of 2001, the district provided more than 3.3 million sandbags, loaned more than 84 flood pumps and constructed 20 miles of emergency levees in three river basins. The total damages prevented by Corps' emergency activities and permanent projects saved $451 million in flood damages. Since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast on Aug. 30, 2005, more than 275 of the district's 625 employees have voluntarily deployed in support of Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, 73 more than once.
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