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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 ...
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 Advocate

Dredging Vermilion River would have few positive, negative impacts on flooding

Dredging the Vermilion River would do little to reduce flooding in Lafayette Parish and would do little harm to buildings downstream, a study by the Louisiana Watershed Flood Center at the University ...
The Advocate

Higgins, Corps: Dredging Vermilion River too costly, would benefit too few homes

The $150 million it would cost to dredge the Vermilion River is too high a price to prevent 175-200 Lafayette Parish homes from flooding, a congressman and Corps of Engineers representative said ...