After a winter with much less precipitation and lower snowpack than usual, the St. Paul Engineer District reports that the Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs are “at or below summer operating… Read More
low water
The Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division announced in an online post February 5 that low-water conditions along the Mississippi River basin are officially over. Low water conditions began in… Read More
Recent abundant rainfall has led to deepened drafts and expanded tow widths. Now the system just needs more rain to keep them. Randy Chamness, co-chairman of the Lower Mississippi River… Read More
A little rain falling at the right time and in the right place helped to slow a predicted sharp decline on the Upper Mississippi, but it wasn’t able to stop… Read More
The year 2023 was another busy, productive but tumultuous one for the U.S. economy and the barge industry. The effects of the ongoing El Niño-Southern Oscillation whipsawed river levels and… Read More
With the seasonal decrease in flows from the Missouri River, industry attention concerning low-water conditions is turning to the St. Louis, Mo., to Cairo, Ill., reach of the Upper Mississippi. Read More
The river industry is preparing for prolonged low-water conditions, likely through at least the end of the year, while also trying to finish out the fall harvest season. Randy Chamness,… Read More
While the Lower Mississippi River has rebounded somewhat from record lows in mid-October, the river is falling again, and low-water conditions are expected to continue. The Memphis Engineer District held… Read More
As Mississippi River levels continue to sink, barge traffic from the Arkansas River is being restricted. After dipping briefly on October 18 to -12 feet at Memphis, breaking more low-water… Read More
The fight against record-breaking low water in the mid-Mississippi Valley and updates on construction projects dominated the Inland Waterways Users Board meeting October 19. The meeting was held at the… Read More
