IARN — The water levels of the Mississippi River reached historic lows in the fall of 2022, causing barge traffic to slow and back up without deep enough water to navigate the river. Since then we have seen water levels rise but by how much?
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been hard at work since last summer, dredging the Mississippi river to make deeper navigable passages that allow barge traffic to move more freely in certain trouble areas of the river. Fortunately dredging has not become as necessary with rising water levels says Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition Mike Steenhoek.
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Mississippi River in Clinton, Iowa. Photo by Dustin Hoffmann
