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## Navigation

The Mississippi Valley Division’s navigation responsibilities include planning and constructing navigation channels, locks and dams, and dredging to maintain channel depths of the harbors and inland waterways within its 370,000-square-mile boundary. The division operates and maintains 4,200+ miles of navigable channels, 62 locks, 51 shallow-draft ports and seven deep-draft ports. In partnership with local port authorities, MVD personnel oversee dredging and construction projects at numerous ports and harbors.

District navigation pages:
                              - St. Paul District
                              - Rock Island District
                              - St. Louis District
                              - Memphis District
                              - Vicksburg District
                              - New Orleans District

## Useful Links

                          -  Upper Mississippi River navigation charts   
                          -  Lower Mississippi River navigation charts   
                          -  Illinois Waterway navigation charts   
                          -  All other inland navigation charts   
                          -  Navigation Notices   
                          -  Navigation Notice No. 1-2016 (Mississippi and Ohio rivers & tributaries)   
                          -  Division Bulletin No. 1 (Navigation Rules & Regulations   
                          -  Division Bulletin No. 2 (Navigation Conditions)   

ESSAYONS

The mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is to deliver vital public and military engineering services; partnering in peace and war to strengthen our nation’s security, energize the economy and reduce risks from disasters.

The official public website of the Mississippi Valley Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. For website corrections, write to cemvd-pa@usace.army.mil

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