Tag Archives: Lock and Dam #1

A Chronology of Development on the Osage River and Tributaries

Posted on November 5, 2013 by admin

For our presentations this month for the Greenway Network at River Soundings and for the Big Muddy Speaker Series in St. Charles, we created this chronology of development on the Osage River. DAMMING THE OSAGE: A Chronology of Development on … Continue reading →

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PLANS FOR LOCK AND DAM NO.1 ON OSAGE RIVER

Posted on May 9, 2013 by admin

Local plans for improvements to the Osage River to make it a commercially navigable stream projected a series of locks and dams.  Work by the Corps of Engineers on the first one began in September 1895 at Shipley Shoals, then … Continue reading →

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CATFISH AND EELS CAUGHT IN THE OSAGE RIVER

Posted on October 24, 2012 by admin

Real photo postcard, circa 1910 Handwritten’ labels’ on the card beside each fish identify  three blue catfish and two American eels, the largest of which is 27 pounds. At the end of the card is written: “These are fish from … Continue reading →

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EXPOSED! Lock & Dam #1 on Osage River

Posted on August 26, 2012 by admin

This summer’s drought has drastically lowered water levels on major waterways throughout the Midwest. The Corps of Engineers first major water control project on the Osage – built around the turn of the last century to facilitate steamboat travel – … Continue reading →

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