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Published April 16, 2011, 12:42 PM

Corps opens Lock 4 now that flood waters are down

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, reopened Lock and Dam 4, near Alma, Wis., today to all navigation.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District,

reopened Lock and Dam 4, near Alma, Wis., today to all navigation. Lock and

Dam 4 closed on April 11 due to high water and debris build-up at the lock

and dam.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, serves the American

public in the areas of environmental enhancement, navigation, flood damage

reduction, water and wetlands regulation, recreation sites and disaster

response. It contributes around $175 million to the five-state district

economy. The 700 employees work at more than 40 sites in five upper-Midwest

states. For more information, see www.mvp.usace.army.mil.

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