USACE completes fall dredging at Cleveland Harbor

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, completed fall dredging of Cleveland Harbor in just over two weeks, ensuring safe and navigable waterways for Great Lakes commercial vessels, recreational boaters and other harbor users on Lake Erie.

The work was completed 43 per cent sooner than planned – in similar fashion to the efficient dredging completed earlier this year in Conneaut and Lorain – and brings this year’s USD 11.7 million dredging operation in Cleveland to a close, USACE said.

Dredged sediment from Cleveland Harbor is being recycled, beneficially used and stored using Port of Cleveland facilities.

Dredging of Cleveland Harbor is conducted twice annually by USACE, based on need and the availability of funding. The harbor was last dredged in 2025, with 255,651 cubic yards of sediments removed.

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