Low Water Leads To Groundings On Upper, Lower Miss - The Waterways Journal
January 29, 2021 By Shelley Byrne At least seven vessels have grounded in the Mississippi River between Memphis, Tenn., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., since January 22 after a period of extreme low water. “I think it was a little bit of a perfect storm,” said Randall Chamness, chairman of the Lower Mississippi River Committee. Chamness reported five groundings initially from January 22-24. Of those, three were on the Lower Mississippi at miles 813, 816 and 926, and the other two were on the Upper Mississippi at the 23 and 46 mile p...
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