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-   16**Jul  2020**Lock Closure Viewing Available at Illinois Waterway Visitor Center Outdoor Area                        The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District announces that the outdoor viewing area at the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center in Ottawa, Illinois, is open for viewing the ongoing construction work at Starved Rock Lock and Dam.                     

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