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Tuesday 31 March 2009
Over Two Million Visitors Strong !
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Picture of the Day |
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US Army Corps of Engineers Photo
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Yesteryear's Pictures of the Day
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Click here for information for Upper Mississippi & Illinois River... "River Watch" Information from the National Weather Service.
Mississippi River..... from Aitkin, MN to Chester, IL Illinois River............ from Morris IL to Hardin, Il
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WGUS83 KLSX 310248
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To: ALL MARINERS Check the CG/COE Hot Topics website for most current memos
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Lewis Boats Marine Sales & Service 4030 N Service Rd, St. Peters, MO (636) 949-9926 Boat of the Week
2007/08 Boston Whaler 210 Outrage Two available, both NEW! Five year engine warranties! Starting @ $48,900 with trailer.
CERTIFIED TECHS TO COMPLETE MARINE REPAIR FROM THE BOW EYE TO THE PROP NUT..... LEWIS BOATS CAN DO IT ALL ! REGAL, BOSTON WHALER & SKEETER BASS BOATS Pontoon & Boat Hauling...Up to 44' ans 20,000 Lbs for map from Map Quest Click Here for website |
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March 30, 1938 Dam No. 3 on the upper Mississippi River was completed and accepted for the United States by Colonel Fleming
May 18, 1939
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15-20 Inches Of Snow Predicted, Future Flooding
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US Coast Guard Photo
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Coast Guard continues rescue operations
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US Army Corps of Engineers Photo
Historic Closure Of Release
Gates At The Garrison Dam.............
This not only slowed the downstream flow of the Missouri
River, but halted the production of hydroelectric power at the dam. The Corps closed the gates at the dam to help reduce the flooding on the Missouri River for cities such as Bismarck, North Dakota, where some areas are being overrun with flood water.
Garrison Dam Info: Located on the Missouri River 75 miles upstream from Bismarck, N.D. Garrison Dam is the fifth largest earthen dam in the world. It was constructed as part of the Pick-Sloan Plan for development of the upper Missouri River Basin. Construction of the $294 million dam project began in 1947 and closure of the embankment occurred in April 1953.
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Release No. 09-07 Public Affairs Office - 314-331-8002/8005
For Release: IMMEDIATE Date: March 30,2009 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2833 / www.mvs.usace.army.mil
The meetings will be identical. The afternoon meeting will be held from 2-4 p.m. At 2 p.m., the public is invited to speak informally with members of the project team and view displays. A formal presentation will begin at 2:30 p.m. The evening meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m. At 6 p.m., the public is again invited to speak informally with members of the project team and view displays. A formal presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The above was reprinted from the US Army Corps of Engineers e-mailing
Information presented on Corps Web public web sites is considered public
information and may be distributed or copied.
to go to the US Army Corps of
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USACE photo
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Delta Queen is
Scheduled to Open as Hotel
Wednesday
01 April 2009
Coolidge Landing Chattanooga, Tennessee to go to Delta Queen Hotel website
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Release No. 09-07 Contact: Phil Manhar
For Release: IMMEDIATE 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton, MO 63386 Phone: 636-899-2600 Fax: 636-899-2655
-end- The above was reprinted from the US Army Corps of Engineers e-mailing Information presented on Corps Web public web sites is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. to go to the US Army Corps of Engineers website. |
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To make a wall calendar.....click
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Please join us this weekend as we kick off the season! Friday @ 5:00-7:00pm $1.00 drafts and $1.00 fresh oysters on the half shell along with our new menu from 5:00-11:00pm. Then at 8:30 everyone’s favorite rock and roll band! The Sharks will get the house rocking. Saturday night back by popular demand Comedy Nite featuring nationally touring comedian Tim Northern as seen on star search and about every comedy club throughout the united states. This is Tim’s first appearance on the river so let’s all please come out to support live comedy and show him how much fun we are on the river. Tickets are $10.00 per person, show starts @ 8:30. After the show dance the night away with DJ Ray. Tickets available in advance call 636-250-3042. Please call early as seating is limited. Open This week Entertainment & Specials Fri 4/3 5-1:30am ...... Happy Hour 5-7 $1.00 drafts $1.00 fresh shucked oysters The Sharks @ 8:30pm Sat 4/4 12-1:30am... Happy Hour 5-7 $1.00 Gin&Tonics,Comedy Nite at 8:30pm and DJ Ray at 10:00pm Sunday 4/5 12-9pm ...Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, and Corn from 12-9pm for $10.00 |
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Please check our website www.sundownersstl.com
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Docks & Rack Storage
Docks available ranging from 20’ to 44’(hoists rental available). Rack storage for boats up to 34’ with 8’5” beam. If interested email us at lakecenter@lakecentermarina.com or call Lake Center Marina at 636-250-7500.
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Riverbend Marina has a few open slips between 24’-32’ with & without rental hoists....For info call (636) 946-2073
*Spring Special* .....March &
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5325 HWY B St. Charles, MO 63301
50 x 50 lots..rented by the year. Call John Bohnert...Home..636-949-8287 or Cell..636-299-8020
Click here to go to website Click here for Map from Yahoo
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Monday 30 March 2009
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Picture of the Day |
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US Army Corps of Engineers Pohto
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Yesteryear's Pictures of the Day
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Updated Sun at 9:15AM
Flood Warning
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Updated at 9:15AM
Subject: High water advisory/Safety broadcast update
(BNM NR 0090-09 UM) Check the CG/COE Hot Topics website for most current memos
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Opens Gate At Minneapolis Dam
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Coast Guard establishes safety zone on the
Red River
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Coast Guard Red River Flood Rescues
Reaches 93
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Click here for information for Upper Mississippi & Illinois River... "River Watch" Information from the National Weather Service.
Mississippi River..... from Aitkin, MN to Chester, IL Illinois River............ from Morris IL to Hardin, Il
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~ 25-year-old rows across Atlantic alone...with photo..Click here
~ Savannah, Georgia.....Blessing of the fishing fleet...with photo..Click here
~ Indiana ...DNR tickets out-of-state boaters avoiding Ind. tax.. Click here
~ Rowing...Oxford's power hauls in Cambridge
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U.S. Coast Guard photograph
In this photo released by the Coast Guard, the sailing vessel Grace sits disabled after it allided with the Vancouver Burlington Northern Rail Road Bridge in Vancouver, Wash., March 29, 2008. Crews from Coast Guard Station Portland, Ore., Multnomah County Sheriffs Department and Clark Country County Sheriffs and Fire responded to the incident along with the assistance of an unidentified Good Samaritan.
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The Missouri Water Patrol has put together a handbook with boating laws and responsibilities. It can be downloaded on your computer in PDF format. To download this handbook or view it on your computer, click here |
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Website Update
The Eagles Landing website has been updated with new new prices, pictures of the construction of their new docks and pictures from the 2008 Blues Bash.
Click here and check it out ! |
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To make a wall calendar.....click
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Please join us this weekend as we kick off the season! Friday @ 5:00-7:00pm $1.00 drafts and $1.00 fresh oysters on the half shell along with our new menu from 5:00-11:00pm. Then at 8:30 everyone’s favorite rock and roll band! The Sharks will get the house rocking. Saturday night back by popular demand Comedy Nite featuring nationally touring comedian Tim Northern as seen on star search and about every comedy club throughout the united states. This is Tim’s first appearance on the river so let’s all please come out to support live comedy and show him how much fun we are on the river. Tickets are $10.00 per person, show starts @ 8:30. After the show dance the night away with DJ Ray. Tickets available in advance call 636-250-3042. Please call early as seating is limited.
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Open This week Entertainment & Specials
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Friday 4/3 5-1:30am ......... Happy Hour 5-7 $1.00 drafts $1.00 fresh shucked oysters. The Sharks @ 8:30pm |
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Saturday 4/4 12-1:30am.....Happy Hour 5-7 $1.00 Gin&Tonics,Comedy Nite at 8:30pm and DJ Ray at 10:00pm |
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Sunday 4/5 12-9pm .........Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, and Corn from 12-9pm for $10.00 |
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Please check our website www.sundownersstl.com
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Docks & Rack Storage
Docks available ranging from 20’ to 44’(hoists rental available). Rack storage for boats up to 34’ with 8’5” beam. If interested email us at lakecenter@lakecentermarina.com or call Lake Center Marina at 636-250-7500.
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Riverbend Marina has a few open slips between 24’-32’ with & without rental hoists....For info call (636) 946-2073
*Spring Special* .....March &
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5325 HWY B St. Charles, MO 63301
50 x 50 lots..rented by the year. Call John Bohnert...Home..636-949-8287 or Cell..636-299-8020
Click here to go to website Click here for Map from Yahoo |
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From the Weekend Edition
Pete Tully , of the Grafton Ferry Boat
Company, sent us the following update. The Grafton Ferry.
They will survey the route when the water levels drop to get a better idea of what dredging is needed. If all goes according to plan the Grafton Ferry will resume operation about the 1st of May.
RiverBill says...Thanks Darryll Weil for relaying the information.
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The Weekend Report Saturday, Sunday 28, 29 March 2009
Over Two Million Visitors Strong !
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Last Updated Sun at 9:15AM... Updated Nav. Notices, Flood Warning, Added last Pic of Day, info about Grafton's landing, info about Red River |
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Picture of the Day Sunday
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Melvin Price Lock and Dam
Locking through 27
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Bill,
Series of
Pictures of Locks on our way from St. Louis to the Gulf on MV ZOE from
Harbor Point Yacht Club in 2003. All of the locks are not represented
as we passed through some at night. We forgot the 11th commandment “ thou
shalt NOT travel the TENN-TOM at NIGHT!” Grafton Harbor Jack Daniels Old #7 |
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Picture of the Day Saturday |
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US Army Corps of Engineers P0hto
Is of the US Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Potter. |
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Yesteryear's Pictures of the Day Sunday
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HI River Bill, Here is a shot of us running off the Florida coast and one of our latest catches. It's a 65 lb whahoo.
We enjoy your site all winter.... since we have been boating on the river since 1973. Keep up the good work.
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Yesteryear's Pictures of the Day Saturday
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Robert wrote in his e-mail:
Went to Principia College again, but this time we went hiking and found a way all the way out on the tip of the bluffs, It was such a nice view, and a great sunset, my son and I just sat there for about an hour and a half, even though we were both freezing. To top it all off, a barge came along at just the right time to make it complete..... Robert Cope
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Updated Sun at 9:15AM
WGUS83 KLSX 290327
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Updated at 9:15AM
To: ALL MARINERS Check the CG/COE Hot Topics website for most current memos
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US Army Corps of Engineers Map
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Updated Sun at 7:15AM
Bill,
Pictured here
are owners Pat Tulley and Pat Marcum, or as we boaters call them "Pat
squared",
This is just the first of many, fun and exciting events we have planned for this year! And remember it's always a great time Grafton's Landing Bar and Grill at Grafton Harbor the Key West of the Midwest!!
Hope to see you all soon!!
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Map from Wikipedia Encyclopedia Red River Watershed
Updated Sun at 6:20AM
The Red River is all over the news recently. The flood waters, the snow, the sand baggers, the Coast Guard rescues, President Obama even called the mayor of Fargo, a North Dakota that is located on the Red River. The good news is that the Red River flows north.... that flood water is not headed down the Mississippi towards us. Its headed into Canada! The Red river
originates at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers near
the area where the North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota boarders meet in
the United States. It then flows north through the Red River Valley
into Manitoba, Canada and empties into Lake Winnipeg.
Source Wikipedia Encyclopedia. |
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According to a news article in the TradeOnlyToday.com.... Yamaha says their PWC maintain their value better than other manufacture's PWC. Comparison from Kelley Blue Book values of the most popular models over the last five years.
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The Missouri Water Patrol has put together a handbook with boating laws and responsibilities. It can be downloaded on your computer in PDF format. To download this handbook or view it on your computer, click here |
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The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is composed of uniformed, non-military volunteer civilians who assist the Coast Guard in all of its varied missions, except for military and direct law enforcement. These men and women can be found on the nation’s waterways, in classrooms and on the dock, performing safety patrols, vessel safety examinations and public education. The 29,000 members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary donate millions of hours annually in support of Coast Guard missions. |
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Click here for information for Upper Mississippi & Illinois River... "River Watch" Information from the National Weather Service.
Mississippi River..... from Aitkin, MN to Chester, IL Illinois River............ from Morris IL to Hardin, Il
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Grafton's
Landing Bar & Grill
Sunday, March 29th....Pat Liston of Mama's Pride 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Grafton's Landing Bar & Grill has a new menu for 2009. and check it out.
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Click here to read forecast dated March 19, 2009. |
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Pete Tully , of the Grafton Ferry Boat
Company, sent us the following update. The Grafton Ferry.
They will survey the route when the water levels drop to get a better idea of what dredging is needed. If all goes according to plan the Grafton Ferry will resume operation about the 1st of May.
RiverBill says...Thanks Darryll Weil for relaying the
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US Coast Guard Photo Two Coast Guard airboat crews deployed from Coast Guard District 9 await the next search and rescue mission during the 2009 midwest flood response, Wednesday, March 25, 2009.
Coast Guard 3-day rescue total reaches 82
FARGO, N.D. -- On the third day of rescue operations, Friday, March 27, 2009, Coast Guard rescue airboat crews rescued 10 people from rising flood waters, for a three-day total of 82 people rescued. In addition to the people rescued, the Coast Guard crews have also rescued approximately 13 dogs, 14 cats and 2 bird.
http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=506925
Photographs of pet rescues can be found at the following link:
http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=505569
For the latest Coast Guard news and imagery of the Red River
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Re-printed from US Coast guard news Release Dated March 27,
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Release No. 09-05 Pubic Affairs Officer, Alan Dooley, 314-331-8002 (O) 618-939-5985 (H) 618-719-9039 (C) For Release: IMMEDIATE Date: March 26, 2009 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2833 / www.mvs.usace.army.mil U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opens
comment period
St. Louis, MO – March 26, 2009 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District has prepared a Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) to address environmental impacts associated with the implementing switch boats at Locks 20 thru 25. The purpose of the proposed switch boats is to improve navigation efficiency on the Upper Mississippi River. The SEA supplements the parent document entitled: Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the UMR-IWW System Navigation Feasibility Study and evaluates the probable impacts of this action and the other alternatives that were considered.
The SEA is being circulated for public review until April 24, 2009. The SEA may be viewed on the Corps’ Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) website, at http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/UMRS/NESP/ under the Reports sub-heading. Copies of the SEA will also available be available through April 24, 2009 at the public libraries in Barry, Bowling Green, Quincy, Hannibal, Louisiana, Pittsfield, Griggsville and at the Ralls County Library in Center, Missouri and the Powell Memorial Library in Troy, Missouri.
Questions concerning these documents may be addressed to Mr. Francis Walton of the St. Louis District's Environmental Branch, telephone 314-331-8487.
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Docks & Rack Storage
Docks available ranging from 20’ to 44’(hoists rental available). Rack storage for boats up to 34’ with 8’5” beam. If interested email us at lakecenter@lakecentermarina.com or call Lake Center Marina at 636-250-7500.
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Riverbend Marina has a few open slips between 24’-32’ with & without rental hoists....For info call (636) 946-2073
*Spring Special* .....March &
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5325 HWY B St. Charles, MO 63301
50 x 50 lots..rented by the year. Call John Bohnert...Home..636-949-8287 or Cell..636-299-8020
Click here to go to website Click here for Map from Yahoo |
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According to a news story in Heartland News.... There are all kinds of plans floating around to harness the power of the Mississippi River to generate electricity. The river city of Cape Girardeau my be the first to use the Mississippi River electricity.
Free Flow Power is the company working on the project putting
underwater turbines in the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans
to generate electricity.
Click here to read this news report....
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Friday 27 March 2009
Over Two Million Visitors Strong !
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Hi Bill,
This last Tuesday, the high winds made the Mississippi river look very angry. I took these pictures at the site of the old lock & dam in Alton. As you can see, the river is showing off it's might. Come on warm weather.
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Yesteryear's Picture of the Day
Gary took this picture from outside the chapel at Principia College on the bluffs on the Illinois side of the river. He mentioned in his e-mail that this may be material for a future painting !
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WGUS83 KLSX 270111
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Release No. 09-06 Pubic Affairs Officer, Alan Dooley, 314-331-8002 (O) 618-939-5985 (H) 618-719-9039 (C) For Release: IMMEDIATE Date: March 26, 2009 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2833 / www.mvs.usace.army.mil Media Update - Chain of Rocks Locks 27 main chamber repairs
St. Louis, MO – March 26, 2009 - The U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, St. Louis District reopened the main
1200-foot-long lock chamber at the Chain of Rocks Locks
27 near Granite City, Ill.,at about 11 a.m. today. The
lock was closed for an emergency repair Sunday night at
9:45 p.m. The closure was made necessary when
deterioration was noted in the foundation of the
anchorage for one of the hydraulic cylinders that
operate the miter gate at the downstream or southern end
of the lock chamber.
Corps technicians, assisted by a representative of the
firm that makes a special epoxy foundation material,
completed the work. Following tests to confirm the
repair, the main chamber was reopened to traffic up to
and including 15-barge tows, the normal largest capacity
that operates on the Upper Mississippi River, in
single-operation lockages.
The Corps of Engineers took advantage of the closure at
the Chain of Rocks Locks 27 to briefly close the Melvin
Price locks near Alton, Ill., to replace a damaged
electrical control panel there. That closure was
unrelated to the work at the Chain of Rocks Locks 27,
but was timed to take advantage of the closure that was
already slowing traffic at the locks just down stream on
the Mississippi River.
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Caught on Tape: Ice jams explode on Missouri River ...with photo .. Click here
Missouri River down in Bismarck, ND... Click here
N.D. Cities Brace As River Hits 'Uncharted Territory...with photo..... Click here
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Click here for information for Upper Mississippi & Illinois River... "River Watch" Information from the National Weather Service.
Mississippi River..... from Aitkin, MN to Chester, IL Illinois River............ from Morris IL to Hardin, Il
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Clean
Rivers Healthy Communities Program.....
According to a news article in the Suburban Journal......
on Monday, March 30...MSD
will host an open house from 4:40 to 7:30
p.m. at the Ballwin Golf Club, 333 Holloway Road.....to
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The current license was issued "only" to the operator of the marina..
The new ordinance.......the liquor license is available to the owner, operator or manager.
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Who watches the waters
Men step up to keep pollutants out of the confluence..
with photo....
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Coast Guard crews rescue 43 more on second day of
operations; 2-day total: 67
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Wheeler, a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer from Air Station Traverse City, Mich., radios to a Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter during a search and rescue case in Fargo, N.D., Thursday, March 26, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Blackwell)
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a Coast Guard
Station Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., airboat crew transport an Oxbow, N.D.,
resident and her faithful friend to dryer ground along the Red River,
Thursday, March 26, 2009. The Coast Guard and several state and local
response agencies coordinated a joint rescue effort for citizens in
flood-prone communities in Fargo, Oxbow and Bismarck, N.D. (U.S. Coast
Guard/Photo by Petty Officer Bill Colclough)
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer
3rd Class Christopher Wheeler, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer from Air Station
Traverse City, Mich., assists a man in a hoist basket before it is lifted to
a Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter, in Fargo, N.D., Thursday,
March 26, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon
Blackwell)
In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a Coast Guard
HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter hoists a stranded local man to safety
during a search and rescue mission in Fargo, N.D., Thursday, March 26, 2009.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Blackwell)
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Docks & Rack Storage
Docks available ranging from 20’ to 44’(hoists rental available). Rack storage for boats up to 34’ with 8’5” beam. If interested email us at lakecenter@lakecentermarina.com or call Lake Center Marina at 636-250-7500.
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Riverbend Marina has a few open slips between 24’-32’ with & without rental hoists....For info call (636) 946-2073
*Spring Special* .....March &
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Salty Parrot Barge Sinks.......
According to a news story in the ArkansasOnline.......
A party barge restaurant docked on the Arkansas River in at North
Little Rock, named the The Salty Parrot, was reported to be sinking
on Thursday morning.
During the season..... The Salty Parrot entertains the crowds with karaoke and live music.
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Thursady 26 March 2009
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Release No. 09-04 Pubic Affairs Officer, Alan Dooley, 314-331-8002 (O) 618-939-5985 (H) 618-719-9039 (C) For Release: IMMEDIATE Date: March 25, 2009 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2833 / www.mvs.usace.army.mil Media Update - Chain of Rocks Locks 27 main chamber repairs
~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~ The above was reprinted from the US Army Corps of Engineers website. Information
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Floodwaters still rising in Upper Midwest.. with photo .. Click here
Mayor optimistic after blast to clear North Dakota ice jams... Click here
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Click here for information for Upper Mississippi & Illinois River... "River Watch" Information from the National Weather Service.
Mississippi River..... from Aitkin, MN to Chester, IL Illinois River............ from Morris IL to Hardin, Il
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Friday,
Saturday, 27, 28 March 2009
Con Trios Yacht Club's ......Ice Breaker
Pere Marquette Lodge...Grafton, IL click here
Click here to go to Con Trios Yacht Club website for more info.....
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The metal river trash, such as car parts, fence posts, pipe,
etc, will be given to St. Charles artist Joseph Farmer, who will weld the
items into artwork at the parking lot at Quail Ridge Park near Wentzville.
A picnic lunch will provided for the river cleaning volunteers. Another river trash-to-art event is also scheduled for Saturday morning at the old Chain of Rocks Bridge where a group of artists will turn the river trash into art.
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U.S. Coast Guard photograph
A view from a U.S. Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter shows Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Wheeler using a small boat to transport six people and two dogs to a safe rescue platform after the Red River flooded the Fargo area March 25, 2009. Wheeler, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, was lowered from the helicopter and later assisted the four adults, one child, one infant and two small dogs as they were hoisted to safety by the rescue helicopter and crew from Air Station Traverse City, Mich.
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Fargo North Dakota...........
Rescued residents were transported to the Oxbow staging area,
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Docks & Rack Storage
Docks available ranging from 20’ to 44’(hoists rental available). Rack storage for boats up to 34’ with 8’5” beam. If interested email us at lakecenter@lakecentermarina.com or call Lake Center Marina at 636-250-7500.
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Riverbend Marina has a few open slips between 24’-32’ with & without rental hoists....For info call (636) 946-2073
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50 x 50 lots..rented by the year. Call John Bohnert...Home..636-949-8287 or Cell..636-299-8020
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According to a news story in
PrairieStatesOutdoors.com .... A nationwide study has shown that
fish caught near our wastewater treatment plants have residues of
pharmaceuticals in them. This includes medicines for high
cholesterol, allergies, high blood pressure, bipolar disorder and
depression.
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Wednesday 25 March 2009
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Picture of the Day Fish Tacos |
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Click here to watch the PhotoShow titled "Fish
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Sauk, Mississippi rivers cresting this weekend, but won't set record.. Click here
Mississippi River, Wabasha, Minn.
Missouri River, Bismarck, North Dakota Evacuation ordered near Missouri River in Bismarck .... Click here
North Dakota Flood 2009 ........ Click here |
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Rich and Carol O'Leary Lost Their Son, Jeff to a heart attack.
Visitation: Wednesday March 25, 2009 Our condolences go out to Rich, Caroland the entire family Rich and Carol hail out of Grafton Harbor Jeff is Danny O'Leary's brother (Risky Business) who also has a boat on F dock |
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2009's Shipping Season
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Gov. Nixon Calls For Cancellation Of May
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Possible Department of Natural Resources Fee Increases......Click
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Natchez, Mississippi Midstate Bass Anglers Club ..... Click here
How to Cope with a Recession - Go fishing .... Click here
Juglines Baiting Success..... Click here |
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Environmental Study
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Tuesday 24 March 2009
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Its a a big cat ....caught last October by
Ron's friend Mike Hill. He caught it in the Mississippi
River above Saverton in a side channel. He tags
fish for a corps study, so it was caught in a net and it
was thrown back.
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Yesteryear's Picture of the Day
Hello Bill , I've sent you a photo of Scott Jarman, Tony Steinman and Ed Shahan of BoatNuts Brokerage Firm. We spent Easter Sunday with the great people of Scipo Marina in Hannibal MO. Scott cooked up some good Turkey & chicken , Great bunch of folks, that are River Bills fans, we log on everyday if not more to see ,what's going on with our fellow boaters.
Keep up the great job .
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources
March 23, 2009
Watercraft Restrictions Removed on Illinois River
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Release No. 09-03 Pubic Affairs Officer, Alan Dooley, 314-331-8002 (O) 618-939-5985 (H) 618-719-9039 (C) For Release: IMMEDIATE Date: March 23, 2009 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2833 / www.mvs.usace.army.mil Chain of Rocks Locks 27 main chamber closed for emergency repairs
The damage is located on the Illinois side gate leaf at the south, or downstream end of the chamber. Each of the gates is 65-feet wide and 70-feet tall. Each leaf weighs about 220 tons, or about the same as the Statue of Liberty. The problem appears to be deteriorating material under the base of the cylinder anchorage. Corps of Engineers technicians are removing that material and will replace it. Repair work will include chipping out concrete under the base and then inserting new material to stabilize the anchorage. A notice to river navigation interests indicates it will take 48 hours for the new foundation material to cure properly once it is replaced. The lock’s adjacent 600-foot auxiliary chamber remains in service. While it is usually used for smaller tows than the 15-barge tows that can be accommodated in the main chamber in a single lockage, it can accommodate these tows in what are termed “double-cut” operations. In that process, up to nine barges are locked through first, using a helper boat to pull them out of the chamber and hold them. Then the next six barge “cut” and its tow boat are locked and the tow is reassembled by deckhands. This takes one-and-a-half to two hours vice a single-cut lockage which normally takes about 20 minutes. The locks at the south end of the Chain of Rocks Canal, which parallels a treacherous stretch of the Mississippi River, are the entry and exit point to and from the system of 29 locks and dams that support navigation on the Upper Mississippi River. Each year some 70-80 million tons of bulk commodities and thousands of small private vessels transit the locks north and southbound.
~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~ The above was reprinted from the US Army Corps of Engineers website. Information
presented on Corps Web public web sites is considered public information and
may be distributed or copied.
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Missouri State Water Patrol News Release.....
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: St. Charles Water Patrol Seeks To Educate Owners On Bringing Non-registered Boats Into Voluntary Compliance
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Rich and Carol O'Leary Lost Their Son, Jeff to a heart attack.
Visitation: Wednesday March 25, 2009 Our condolences go out to Rich, Caroland the entire family Rich and Carol hail out of Grafton Harbor Jeff is Danny O'Leary's brother (Risky Business) who also has a boat on F dock |
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The National Great Rivers Museum in
partnership with the Meeting of the Rivers Foundation
will host a National Weather Service (NWS) Severe
Weather Spotter training class on Thursday April 9, 2009
from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. This training is free and open to
the public. ~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~
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Riverbend Marina has a few open slips between 24’-32’ with & without rental hoists....For info call (636) 946-2073
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50 x 50 lots..rented by the year. Call John Bohnert...Home..636-949-8287 or Cell..636-299-8020
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Monday 23 March 2009
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Yesteryear's Picture of the Day
Mike wrote:
Yes, there is very competitive sailing that goes on between Happy Hours on the river in/on the Alton Lake! |
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RiverBill's All Classifieds Page... Click here
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Rich and Carol O'Leary Lost
Their Son, Jeff ......... We received some very sad news this morning that we thought that we should share with you. Rich and Carol O'Leary of F dock lost their son, Jeff yesterday to a heart attack. Funeral Arrangements are pending and as soon as we find out any information we will be sure to pass it on to you. Please keep Jeff and the O'Leary Family in your prayers today.
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According to a news story on Yahoo News.com......... The rivers are flooding again up-river. Officials in Fargo, North Dakota, and Minnesota are pleading for help sandbagging.
Click here to read this news story.
Click here for information on the Red River and its watershed.
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A Year
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March Website Update........
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U.S. Coast Guard photograph
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The Passing of Darryll Weil's Mother
Mary K. Weil, mother of Darryll Weil, passed away on Friday, March 21st at the age of 85.
Arrangements are as follows: Visitation will be at Kutis Funeral Home South County Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, MO 63129 Telephone: 314-894-4500 on Sunday, March 22nd from 4 PM to 9 PM. Funeral services will be at 9:15 AM Monday, March 23rd from Kutis South County to St. Paul Church, 465 New Smizer Mill Road, Fenton, MO 63026 at 10 AM with burial at Resurrection Cemetery.
A reception for all family and friends immediately following the burial in the lower level of St. Paul Church. Our condolences go out to Darrylland his entire family.
Darryll is Fleet Captain of Con Trios Yacht Club
Darryll Weil and Maureen Absolon hail out of The Yacht Club of St. Louis in the cruiser... "After You"
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The Passing of Linda Mixon's Mother
Betty Guion - Linda Mixon's mother passed away
Wednesday March 18th, 2009.
Our condolences go out to Linda and Bill Mixon and their family.
Bill and Linda Mixon own and operate Mixon Insurance Agency
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The Weekend Report Saturday, Sunday 21, 22 March 2009
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Yesteryear's Picture of the Day Sunday
We had snow and ice !
And..... Lynne captured the Grafton Ferry crossing the river in the middle of a Winter Wonder Land.....On.. the 2nd day of Spring. |
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Yesteryear's Picture of the Day Saturday
We have some of the best women in the world boating on Alton Lake and here are four of them smiling for the camera, enjoying a boat ride and soaking up some of that summer sun !
Dona, Dana, Sandy &
Terrie RiverBill says...Dona, Dana, Sandy and Terrie's picture is on our Girls of Alton lake page.... Click here and check them out ! |
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The Passing of Darryll Weil's Mother
Mary K. Weil, mother of Darryll Weil, passed away on Friday, March 21st at the age of 85.
Arrangements are as follows: Visitation will be at Kutis Funeral Home South County Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, MO 63129 Telephone: 314-894-4500 on Sunday, March 22nd from 4 PM to 9 PM. Funeral services will be at 9:15 AM Monday, March 23rd from Kutis South County to St. Paul Church, 465 New Smizer Mill Road, Fenton, MO 63026 at 10 AM with burial at Resurrection Cemetery.
A reception for all family and friends immediately following the burial in the lower level of St. Paul Church.
Our condolences go out to Darrylland his entire family.
Darryll is Fleet Captain of Con Trios Yacht Club
Darryll Weil and Maureen Absolon hail out of The Yacht Club of St. Louis in the cruiser... "After You"
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The Passing of Linda Mixon's Mother
Betty Guion - Linda Mixon's mother passed away
Wednesday March 18th, 2009.
Our condolences go out to Linda and Bill Mixon and their family.
Bill and Linda Mixon own and operate Mixon Insurance Agency
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The Missouri Department of Revenue will send recreational boaters a check for $0.17 a for each gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel purchased for use in their boat. Use forms 4924 and 4923.
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John Paul Forget's Body
Found.........
Forget, of Chesterfield, Mo, jumped from the
I-70 bridge to avoid being struck by a semi that was
barreling down upon him. The bridge is near Rocheport,
Mo.
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Release No. 09-02 Pubic Affairs Officer, Alan Dooley, 314-331-8002 (O) For Release: IMMEDIATE Date: March 20, 2009 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2833 / www.mvs.usace.army.mil
Interested media are invited to meet with task force federal and state officials at 11:30 a.m. to discuss the task force and its initiatives.
~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~ The above was reprinted from the US Army Corps of Engineers website. Information
presented on Corps Web public web sites is considered public information and
may be distributed or copied.
to go to the US Army Corps of Engineers website.
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Popps Ferry Bridge in Biloxi, Miss
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Friday 20 March 2009
Over Two Million Visitors Strong !
Spring Arrives Today Friday March 20th !
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SUBURBAN SERVICE INC
879 Midpoint Drive, O Fallon, MO
Click
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Click here for money saving coupon
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Yesteryear's Picture of the Day
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First Light
It was taken on a Sunday morning up around Two Branch Marina. The river came alive as the sun started to rise ....pelicans, gulls everywhere and the silhouette of a southbound tow |
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that implies anything!! They are showing off of
our new pizza and sub, they made themselves. Note we are going to always
have the pizza ovens on, even after our kitchen hours. You always be able to get a handmade fresh pizza at Grafton's
Landing!!! Eat in or carry out!!!
The Friends of the Mississippi River website has been
updated for March. Below are a few of this month's river
related articles:
