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Vessel Information

Upper Mississippi and Ohio River System (Static Reports) Upper Mississippi and Ohio River System (Dynamic Reports)
Vessel Locations / Vessel Queued Locate a Vessel

Lock Conditions

Upper Mississippi River Division (Static Reports) Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers (Dynamic Reports)
Mississippi River /Illinois Waterway (6am) (with pictures) Lock Conditions
Illinois Waterway (6am) (with pictures) Vessel Location / Queued Vessels
Mississippi River (6am) Tow Performance
Mississippi River /Illinois Waterway (updated) (with pictures) Generate Reports
Illinois Waterway (updated) (with pictures) Report Directory
Mississippi River (updated) Great Lakes and Ohio River Division
  Additional Navigation Reports
Daily Traffic - Key Locks
MI27
La Grange
OH52
Today, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Today, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Additional Lock Reports & Information
Rock Island District Highwater Lock Information - Illinois and Mississippi Rivers

River Conditions

Rivergages.com Bridge Clearance Calculator
Missouri River Division Water Control Dartmouth Flood Observatory
Mobile District Water Control Ohio River Navigation Reports
National Weather Service Hydrologic Information Center USGS - Water Resources of the United States
Rock Island District Hydrographic Surveys Electronic Navigation Charts
Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 15 Webcam

Other Useful Links (Non-Corps)

America's Waterway Watch America's Waterway Watch River Industry Bulletin Board River Industry Bulletin Board

Questions and Comments

Mississippi River POC
William.T.Gretten@usace.army.mil
(309) 794-4512
Illinois Waterway POC
Rick.D.Granados@usace.army.mil
(309) 676-4601
Website Technical POC
WebManager@usace.army.mil
  Locks and Dams Phone Numbers  
  General Corps POC
cemvr-cc@usace.army.mil
(309) 794-4200
 

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