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Procession Seeks Blessing Of Mississippi River Fleet Fireboats and tugboats salute the procession of vessels participating in the Fête-Dieu du Mississippi August 15 in New Orleans. (Photo by Richard Eberhardt)

Procession Seeks Blessing Of Mississippi River Fleet

August 30, 2024

An estimated 12,000 people participated in the first Fête-Dieu du Mississippi, a two-day blessing of the Lower Mississippi River fleet held between Baton Rouge, La., and New Orleans August 14… Read More

NTSB Cites Fatigue As Probable Cause Of Allision

August 23, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released details of its investigation into the September 12, 2023, allision between the mv. John 3:16 and an industrial cargo pier on the… Read More

Dredged Material Islands in Baptiste Collette Attract 74 Bird Species Gunn Island, built 8 feet high, provides more secure habitat than some of the nearby islands. (Photo by P.J. Hahn)

Dredged Material Islands in Baptiste Collette Attract 74 Bird Species

August 6, 2024

A team from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has reported that between 2021 and 2023 breeding surveys recorded 160,970 cumulative detections of 74 species of birds… Read More

With Lower Mississippi River Above 11 Feet, New Orleans District Enacts Flood Fight

March 13, 2023

The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen to a stage not seen since the end of May 2022: 11 feet. And while that’s well… Read More

Forecast Calls For Rain, River Levels On Rise

November 18, 2022

Much-needed rain brought some relief to drought-stricken areas along the Lower Mississippi and Ohio river basins over the past week, although dredging and intermittent closures continued. … Read More

Low Water And Mississippi River Drafts WJ Editorial

Low Water And Mississippi River Drafts

October 21, 2022

With no significant rain on the horizon anywhere in the Mississippi River drainage basin, the low-water situation continues to be bleak. The Mississippi River gauge at Memphis hit -10.79… Read More

Drought, Low Water Continue For Much Of  Western Rivers

October 21, 2022

The extreme drought impacting the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee river valleys continues to translate into troublesome low water conditions—and in some places record lows—on the Western Rivers, with draft… Read More

Mississippi River Drops To ‘Severe’ Levels

October 7, 2022

The drought that has engulfed the entire northern hemisphere, including the western half of the United States, for much of this year, is catching up with the Mississippi River at… Read More

Saltwater Intrusion Complicates Lower Miss Operations

September 30, 2022

For the better part of a decade, the Mississippi River seemed to be stuck on flood, with 2011 one of the worst floods on record and 2019 the… Read More

Controlling Draft On Lower Mississippi Increased To 50 Feet Through New Orleans

July 26, 2022

For the first time in history, the controlling depth for the first 125 river miles of the Mississippi River Ship Channel has been set at 50 feet. The… Read More

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