PHOTO: USACE’s Dredge Goetz on Mississippi River

USACE’s Dredge Goetz was recently seen dredging near the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, on the Mississippi River.

The St. Paul District’s dredge fleet is made up of three vessels to include the Dredge William L. Goetz, the Motor Vessel General Warren and the Quarters Boat Harold E. Taggatz.

This fleet is used to assist in maintaining 850 miles of the Upper Mississippi River, 335 miles of the Illinois River and other inland rivers and typically is used to dredge 1 to 2 million cubic yards of sediment out of the 9-foot navigation channel each year.

The fleet is based out of the district’s service base in Fountain City, Wisconsin.