The American flag flutters in the wind on the back of a towboat contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District to dredge the Monongahela River south of Pittsburgh, March 20, 2025.
The dredging contract consists of two dredging crews that have been working six days a week since September. The crews have removed more than 314 barges of material so far, equivalent to 166,000 tons of soil, rocks and debris from the river bottom. The contract aims to restore up to ten feet of depth along the Monongahela River in specific shallow areas to allow navigation industries to transport bulk commodities through the region.
The dredging work is necessary because the pool level dropped approximately two feet after the Pittsburgh District removed the navigation dam near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania in 2024. The current pool elevation is approximately 724 feet above sea level between the towns of Charleroi and Braddock, Pennsylvania. Elevation figures are based on the North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
Eventually, the Pittsburgh District will drop the revel another foot in the pool being dredged. The district has not yet determined a timeline for the final elevation drop. The district is actively assessing the navigation channel and the impact the pool change has on shoreside facilities, navigation industries and other stakeholders. Once the district has completed the necessary dredging and completed its assessments, it will determine when to drop the river level to its final authorized elevation. The final pool elevations will be 723.1 feet.
(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret)
| Date Taken: | 03.20.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 03.28.2025 13:49 |
| Photo ID: | 8941456 |
| VIRIN: | 250320-A-TI382-1627 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 5.2 MB |
| Location: | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
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