Dredging causes problems on upper Mississippi River
Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023 as the Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open.
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Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023 as the Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open.
Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open for barge traffic. Massive machines like the Dredge Goetz, a 225-foot-long vessel with a suction pipe nearly two feet wide, were moving through the river constantly to keep it clear.
Historic low flows turned the Mississippi River into a construction area in 2023 as the Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the channel open.
In 2023 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged huge quantities of sand to keep the Mississippi River open for barge traffic.
By PATRICK MOES, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers