Upper Mississippi River ice cover was fleeting this winter
Above-average temperatures across the upper Midwest made for less than one month of safe ice on the Mississippi River, scientists estimate.
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Above-average temperatures across the upper Midwest made for less than one month of safe ice on the Mississippi River, scientists estimate.
The upper Mississippi River as it snakes along Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa typically freezes during the coldest months of the year.
Anthony Larson describes himself as a hard-core ice fisher.
The St. Paul Engineer District announced that it has canceled the annual Lake Pepin ice surveys this year due to unusually warm weather.
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.