Randy Chamness News Today

This year’s Inland Marine Expo (IMX), set for May 29–31 in Nashville, Tenn., will tackle a wide range of topics during its education lineup.

Rain falling at the right time helped to slow a predicted sharp decline on the Upper Mississippi, but it wasn’t able to stop it altogether.

With the seasonal decrease in flows from the Missouri River, attention concerning low-water conditions is turning to the Middle Mississippi.

The river industry is preparing for prolonged low-water conditions while also trying to finish out the fall harvest season.

While the Lower Mississippi River has rebounded somewhat from record lows in mid-October, the river is falling again.

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Dredges continued to address problem spots as lack of rainfall worsened drought conditions along much of the Mississippi River basin.

Much-needed rain brought some relief to drought-stricken areas along the Lower Mississippi and Ohio river basins over the past week.

Various government agencies are managing the low-water crisis on the Mississippi, and Memphis is right in the middle.

Light-loading, reduced drafts, dredging and multiple reported groundings continued this week, even with some rainfall reported.