Yahoo

Narrow River needs dredging, Narragansett needs sand – can each solve the other’s problem?

NARRAGANSETT – On a mild afternoon recently, a small crew boarded a pontoon boat at the Mettatuxet Yacht Club and set off to survey the Pettaquamscutt River, locally known as the Narrow River. It didn ...
Yahoo

Nonstop dredging kept the Mississippi River open this year, but moving mountains of sand creates its own problems

Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open for barge traffic.
AOL

Narrow River dredging project could cost Narragansett $2.6 to $7.2 million. Here's why

NARRAGANSETT — Dredging the Narrow River to unclog the river’s mouth and replenish Narragansett Town Beach with sand could cost between $2.6 million and $7.2 million, according to an engineering firm ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Dredging at Kaw River Water Treatment Plant could close part of the river sometime this year; no timeline announced yet

A platform sitting on the Kansas River near Burcham Park in Lawrence. The platform indicates a spot where an intake structure for the Kaw River Treatment Plant gets its water from. A dredging project ...
Star Tribune

Dredging kept the Mississippi River open this year but creates its own problems

Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open for barge traffic.
The Gazette

Dredging kept the Mississippi River open this year but moving mountains of sand creates other problems

A boater on the Mississippi River near Wabasha, Minnesota docks at a sand island used by the Army Corps of Engineers on Monday, July 24, 2023. The Corps routinely dredges sand to keep the river open ...