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As heavy, wet snow melts, upper Mississippi River floods to near record levels
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIntense spring floods along the upper Mississippi River are nearly setting records in some...
Dry states taking Mississippi River water isn't a new idea. But some mayors want to kill it
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 9 months agoST. LOUIS — Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will...
Rising rivers a sign that St. Louis region no longer in a drought
KTVI via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThere's been significant improvement in the drought situation. River levels have increased, and now...
Mississippi barge rates dropping despite little improvement in river levels
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoSoy Transportation Coalition director says farmers diverting product from weak export market. The...
Summer heat and 'flash drought' dried up the Mississippi River, choking a crucial shipping corridor....
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBarges stranded by low water sit in the Mississippi River in Rosedale, Mississippi, on October 20,...
Barge rates on the Mississippi rise as water levels fall
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoBarge rates on the Mississippi in St. Louis, a key port, have risen sharply due to low water levels...
Mississippi River flooding has swamped streets and homes: Is the worst over?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter rapidly overflowing its banks and pouring into homes and businesses along its upper reaches,...
Drought disrupts "irreplaceable" Mississippi River shipping corridor
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSt. Louis, Missouri — The Mighty Mississippi might need a new nickname. North of Memphis, the river...
The US Army has been dredging the Mississippi River 24/7 for 6 months. The drought crisis that...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe US Army Corps of Engineers flushes the water jets of a dredge's suction head.USACE The US Army...
The Mississippi River's flow is the weakest it's been in 35 years. Seawater overtaking the river...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Mississippi River is facing a low flow rate, which could allow saltwater to pollute New Orleans'...