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About 60% of the Midwest and northern Great Plain states are in a drought. Nearly the entire stretch of the Mississippi River — from Minnesota to the river’s mouth in Louisiana — has experienced below average rainfall over the past two months.
Light-loading, reduced drafts, dredging and multiple reported groundings continued this week, even with some rainfall reported.
Water levels on the river have dropped to near-record lows, disrupting ship and barge traffic that is critical for moving recently harvested agricultural goods such as soybeans and corn downriver for export.
OCTOBER 28, 2022: ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (AP) - Nearly the entire stretch of the Mississippi River has ex...
Nearly the entire stretch of the Mississippi River has experienced below average rainfall over the past two months, reducing water levels on the river to near record lows.