Remnants of Hurricane Isaac could bring relief to low Mississippi River, but ...
Marty Pope, a hydrologist for the National Weather Service in Jackson, said Wednesday that Isaac dumped rain on areas that feed the lower Mississippi, but it's too little water to bring the river back to normal levels for this time of year. Still, he ...www.washingtonpost.com
Hurricane Isaac: Mississippi River May Find Drought Relief After Storm
Marty Pope, a hydrologist for the National Weather Service in Jackson, said Wednesday that Isaac dumped rain on areas that feed the lower Mississippi, but it's too little water to bring the river back to normal levels for this time of year. Still, he ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Mississippi operators take low river levels in stride
Record-low water levels on the Mississippi River probably weren't what the owners of the American Queen and the Queen of the Mississippi paddlewheelers had in mind for their inaugural season.www.travelweekly.com
Drought has Mississippi River barge traffic all choked up By Julie Cart
Traffic has slowed to a crawl and, on some stretches of the river, has been at a standstill since June as water levels have dropped so low that even barges requiring just 9 feet of water are running aground. With river traffic jammed up, much of the ...www.twincities.com
Coast Guard eases barge draft restrictions on lower Mississippi River
(Reuters) - Barge draft restrictions on the lower Mississippi River were eased slightly this week as heavy rain from Hurricane Isaac replenished the drought-depleted waterway and allowed shippers to transport heavier-loaded barges.www.reuters.com
Army Corps: Low Mississippi River levels to continue into fall, water levels ...
Low water levels that are restricting shipping traffic, forcing harbor closures and causing barges to run aground on the economically vital Mississippi River are expected to continue into October, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said Tuesday ...www.washingtonpost.com
A shrinking Mississippi River is now sinking business
Lack of rain and snowfall in the north this winter is causing the low river levels, says Bob Anderson, a spokesman with the Army Corps' Mississippi Valley Division. Although the Mississippi normally starts to dip around September, the river started its ...www.usatoday.com
Low water, silt from 2011 flooding causing problems for Mississippi River ports
The Mississippi River's near-record low water levels are making shipping a challenge at Southeast Missouri ports, but they're likely to remain open for now.www.semissourian.com
Low river levels keep harbor service busy, New Madrid County Port dredged
Low water levels along the Mississippi River have caused problems for barge companies trying to move freight along the river.www.kfvs12.com
Corps: Lower Mississippi River levels would be lower if not for 'twin rivers'
"The level on the Mississippi River would absolutely be at a historical low if it were not for the water from the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers," said David Berretta, chief of the Memphis District Hydraulics and Hydrology Branch.www.kfvs12.com
Corps: Low Miss. River levels to persist into fall
(AP) - Low water levels that are restricting shipping traffic, forcing harbor closures and causing barges to run aground on the economically vital Mississippi River are expected to continue into October, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said ...www.google.com
Salt water encroaching low Mississippi River, threatening New Orleans drinking ...
Due to the Mississippi River's low water levels, salt water has been moving far upriver and was at the outskirts of New Orleans by Wednesday, nearly 90 miles north of the mouth of the Mississippi.blog.gulflive.com
Low water levels on Mississippi slow traffic to Port of Catoosa
... barges await their turn to navigate a narrow channel near Greenville, Miss., on Tuesday. Low water levels on the Mississippi River are slowing traffic, including shipments to and from the Tulsa Port of Catoosa. ALAN SPEARMAN/The Commercial Appeal ...www.tulsaworld.com
Riverboats aren't being hindered by low river levels
Gail Bryant, director of the Hannibal Convention & Visitors Bureau, is a relatively new Mississippi River watcher. But in a little over a year's time, Bryant has learned not to fret about the river.www.hannibal.net
Mississippi River traffic rolls despite low water levels
Traffic on the Mississippi River continues to flow, despite lower water levels this summer. The river is a little higher in Natchez compared to other locations along the Mississippi.www.wlbt.com
Isaac works its way up Mississippi River
"Between the extremely strong winds and the massive waves of water pushed by those winds, rivers at regular or low flow are forced backwards until either the normal river flow or the elevation of the land stop the inflow." Storm surge ... "Heavy ...news.blogs.cnn.com
Forced Barge Light-Loading on Low Mississippi River
While drought has dropped Mississippi River levels, barge traffic is still moving. That movement, however, is being done with lighter loads.cornandsoybeandigest.com
Mississippi River reopens though traffic limited
Farther upriver, dredges were working to clear sandbars and permit barge traffic to pass. Isaac's rains upriver could bring some relief for the low water problems, though forecasters expect more normal river levels won't return until October. Tweet ...www.businessweek.com
11-mile stretch of Mississippi River closed
(AP) - Nearly 100 boats and barges were waiting for passage Monday along an 11-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that has been closed due to low water levels, the U.S. Coast Guard said. New Orleans-based Coast Guard spokesman Ryan Tippets said ...www.google.com
An Economic Revolution the US Government Made Possible
But a river-improvements program wouldn't have been effective on a state-by-state level because all states bordering the Ohio and Mississippi rivers would need to participate to make navigation safe. Only the federal government could coordinate such a ...www.bloomberg.com
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