Projects & Studies
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Flood Risk Management Continuing Authority, Red River of the North: Wahpeton, N.D.
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Integrated Watershed Study: Minnesota River Basin in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa
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Lower St. Anthony Falls Rapids Restoration, Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Mississippi Headwaters Reservoirs Project Sites
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Mississippi Place, Mississippi River, St. Paul, Minn.
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Mississippi River Recreation and Environmental Stewardship, Eau Galle Dam
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Reconnaissance Study: Minnesota River Basin in MN, SD, IA and ND
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Recreational Boating Study of the Mississippi River, Pools 4 to 9, Summer 2003
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River Resource Values and Expectation
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Western Flood Control Sites - Minnesota: Lake Traverse, Orwell Lake, Hwy 75 - Bigstone, Lac qui Parle
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Western Flood Control Sites – North Dakota: Lake Ashtabula, Homme Lake Souris River
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Mississippi Headwaters Reservoirs Project Sites
Location/Project Components
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The Headwaters Project is located in north-central Minnesota. The six Headwaters' dams were constructed or reconstructed between 1900 and 1913 to aide navigation by stabilizing water flow in the Mississippi River between St. Paul, Minn., and Prairie du Chien, Wis. The navigation mission declined with creation of the 9-foot channel and, as recreation grew in importance to the region's economy, the reservoirs' mission shifted to flood risk management, recreation and environmental stewardship.
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Operations
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The project includes six Corps' managed campgrounds and several day use areas serving approximately 2 million visitors and generating more than $36.5 million to the local economy annually. The project's multiple-use water resource management affects several communities, thousands of property owners and countless recreational users. Headwaters operations affect resource agencies, industry, the general public and Native American communities in the region.
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Status
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Inconsistent budget allocations since 2005 have resulted in changes, such as suspending water and sewer services at some sites and completing spring startup and fall closure of recreation areas with volunteers in 2006 and 2007. Since 2005, five permanent staff positions have not been replaced when vacated, reducing coverage hours in public use areas. Several recreation backlog maintenance projects were completed in fiscal year 2008; however, routine and nonroutine maintenance to water control facilities continue to be deferred. Because of the age of the infrastructure at this project, future deferral could affect the integrity and operability of the structures. An aggressive volunteer program has allowed the Headwaters' sites to continue to provide public use opportunities at levels acceptable to the visiting public.
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Fiscal
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Site | 05 Alloc | 06 Alloc | 07 Alloc | 08 Alloc | 09 Pres Budget |
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Headwaters | 7,348K | 2,867K | 2,864K |
3,423K | 3,170K |
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