Great Lakes Navigation System – AGLPA Summer Meeting, July 27, 2022

Great Lakes Navigation Team
Published July 27, 2022

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) participated in the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) Summer Meeting on July 27, 2022, held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The meeting brought together stakeholders to discuss developments and challenges within the Great Lakes maritime industry.

Featured presentations included:

  • Updating the International Great Lakes Datum & Low Water Datum – Presented by Missy Kropfreiter (PDF)
  • Great Lakes Navigation Impacts – Low Water Datum Updates – Presented by Marie Strum, Jeff MacDonald, and Esther Johnson (PDF)

For more information, contact the Great Lakes Navigation Team at glnavigation@usace.army.mil.


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