MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION

The Mississippi Valley Division is responsible for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) water resources programs within 370,000 square miles of the Mississippi River Valley.

The division boundary encompasses the entire Mississippi River from Lake Itasca, Minnesota, to the Gulf of Mexico, and includes all or parts of 12 states: Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

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District offices located in St. Paul, Minnesota; Rock Island, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; Memphis, Tennessee; Vicksburg, Mississippi; and New Orleans, Louisiana, conduct the programs and activities overseen by the division.

More than 250 tributaries drain into the Mississippi River, the largest of which are the Ohio and Missouri rivers. The 1.25-million-square-mile Mississippi River drainage basin (third largest in the world) gathers water from 41 percent of the continental United States, including all or parts of 31 states and two Canadian provinces.

Missions throughout the division include:

• Navigation

• Environmental stewardship

• Emergency operations

• Real estate management

• Flood risk management

• Regulatory

• Recreation

• Support for others

• Water supply

• Hydropower

• Hurricane and storm damage risk reduction

• Formerly Utilized Sites Remediation Action Program

ST. PAUL DISTRICT

The St. Paul District encompasses 139,000 square miles in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa. Four river basins fall within its jurisdiction: the Upper Mississippi River, the Red River of the North, the Souris River, and the Rainy River. The district employs approximately 650 professionals at more than 40 sites within its five-state footprint.

• 4 drainage basins

• 13 locks and dams

• 16 reservoirs

• 102 recreations areas, with 1,189 campsites and 435 picnic sites

• 280 miles of 9-foot navigation channels maintained

St. Paul District (651) 290-5807 CEMVP-PA@usace.army.mil

ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT

Founded in 1866, the Rock Island District encompasses more than 78,000 square miles in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Missouri, and includes 314 miles of the Mississippi River from Guttenberg, Iowa, to Saverton, Missouri, and 268 miles of the Illinois waterway from Lake Street in downtown Chicago to the LaGrange Lock and Dam, southwest of Beardstown, Illinois. The district employs approximately 800 professionals at its headquarters and 27 field office sites.

• 3 Iowa reservoirs: Saylorville, Red Rock, and Coralville

• 5 river basins: Des Moines, Rock, Iowa/ Cedar, Illinois, and Mississippi river basins

• 20 lock and dam sites

• 196 recreation areas, with 2,817 campsites and 451 picnic sites

• 582 miles of navigation channel

Rock Island District (309) 794-4200 CEMVR-CC@usace.army.mil

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ST. LOUIS DISTRICT

Founded in 1872, the St. Louis District is strategically located at the crossroads of three major river systems: the Illinois, Mississippi, and Missouri. The district encompasses some 28,000 square miles, almost equally divided between Illinois and Missouri. The district is responsible for 300 miles of the Mississippi from Saverton, Missouri, to Cairo, Illinois, 80 miles of the Illinois River, and 36 miles of the Kaskaskia River, and reduces flood risks to more than 3,000 acres of industrial and commercial property. The district employs more than 650 professionals at its headquarters and 12 field office sites.

• 10 rivers

• 5 locks and dams

• 5 reservoirs: Carlyle, Shelbyville, Mark Twain, Rend, and Wappapello

• 750 miles of levees

• 92 flood control systems

• 416 miles of navigable channel

• 70 pumping plants

• 162 recreation areas, with 4,141 campsites and 498 picnic sites

• 1 hydropower plant

St. Louis District (314) 331-8000 TeamSTL-PAO@usace.army.mil

MEMPHIS DISTRICT

Founded in 1882, the Memphis District encompasses 25,000 square miles in portions of Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky. Eleven major river basins fall under its jurisdiction, including the Mississippi, Ohio, White, and St. Francis rivers and West Tennessee tributaries. The district employs approximately 450 professional and skilled employees in its headquarters, Ensley Engineers Yard area offices, and pumping plants.

• 4 pumping plants

• 11 drainage basins

• 90 flood control structures

• 741 miles of navigable channel

• 1,200 miles of levees, including 640 miles of mainline Mississippi River levees

Memphis District (901) 544-3005 MemphisPAO@usace.army.mil

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VICKSBURG DISTRICT

Founded in 1873, the Vicksburg District encompasses 68,000 square miles in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Seven major river basins fall under its jurisdiction, including the Mississippi, Red, Ouachita, Pearl, and Yazoo rivers. The district employs approximately 1,100 professionals in its headquarters and 11 field offices.

• 9 watersheds

• 7 Mississippi River ports/5 Red River ports

• 1,252 miles of navigable channel

• 12 locks and 9 dams on the Pearl, Red, and Ouachita rivers

• 478 flood control structures

• 3 power plants

• 1,910 miles of levees

• 10 flood control reservoirs

• 146 recreation areas

• 450,603 acres of forestry and wildlife land

• 21 pumping plants

Vicksburg District (601) 631-5000 or (800) 522-5672 CEMVK-PA@usace.army.mil

NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT

The New Orleans District encompasses 30,000 square miles in Louisiana. The district employs approximately 1,000 professionals at 33 sites within its area of operation.

• 5 of the nation’s 15 busiest ports

• 14 recreation areas, with 30 campsites and 20 picnic sites

• 15 pumping plants

• 18 locks and control structures

• 325 miles of hurricane risk reduction levees

• 973 miles of Mississippi River and tributaries’ levees

• 2,800 miles of navigable waterway

• 8,000 annual regulatory actions

New Orleans District (504) 862-2201 askthecorps@usace.army.mil