Wappapello Lake – May 4, 2013: The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake reports heavy rains received in the St. Francis watershed north of Wappapello Lake have caused the upper St. Francis River and Wappapello Lake to rise. As of 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2013, the [...]

By Jo Schaper
The office of U.S. Representative Sam Graves (R. Dist. 6 – KC MO) announced recently the introduction of H.R. 1460, a measure which would remove fish and wildlife and their habitat as one of the eight factors the Army Corps of Engineers must take under consideration in their management of the Missouri River. [...]

By Jo Schaper (and the US Army Corps of Engineers)
“WAPPAPELLO, MISSOURI – MARCH 12, 2013: The SEMO Regional Water Safety Council will resume meeting on a monthly basis beginning Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center located at Wappapello Lake. These monthly meetings are held every third Tuesday, [...]

By Jo Schaper
With the 8th Congressional District’s seat officially vacant, Missouri’s two senators, Roy Blunt (R) and Claire McCaskill (D) have been meeting in February with federal officials as they seek to make a final determination on the 58-year-old New Madrid Floodway/St. John’s Bayou project along the east side of Mississippi County
They continue to [...]

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Schedules Water Control Manual Update Meeting
Wappapello Lake – February 28, 2013: The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of updating the Wappapello Lake Water Control Manual. These are the rules by which the dam is operated: when to close the gates, when to [...]

LITTLE ROCK, AR— Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes today announced that the White River, along with its watershed, has been named the nation’s second National Blueway. Hayes was joined by Senator Mark Pryor, Congressman Tim Griffin, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Terrence “Rock” Salt, Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture Ann Mills, [...]

The Army Corps of Engineers will reduce outflow from an upper Missouri River reservoir despite concerns that it will impact shipping on the Mississippi River, the Corps said Tuesday.
The flow from the Gavins Point Dam in South Dakota will decrease from 17,000 to 12,000 on November 23.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and [...]

Marina operators at Imperial, Missouri on the Mississippi River, blame new rock dikes installed by the Army Corps of Engineers to improve the Mississippi channel for causing siltation at Hoppies Marine Services, owned by Charles and Fern Hopkins. They say the lower water depths created by the silt will cause their operation to [...]

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Schedules Water Control Manual Update Meetings
Wappapello Lake – August 2, 2012: The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of updating the Wappapello Lake Water Control Manual. As part of the process, public meetings were held in April to allow the public an opportunity to [...]

The Third Annual Classic Amphibious Triathlon (ACAT) will be held at Wappapello Lake on August 25, 2012, in the Redman Creek Recreation Area. This event is sponsored by the SEMO Regional Water Safety Council and will challenge participants with a 400 meter swim, 16 mile bike ride, and a 3.1 mile run.
The council’s President, [...]