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Historic drop in Mississippi River water levels snarling barge traffic

10/20/22 6:47 PM By Noah Wicks

Water levels in parts of the shrunken Mississippi River and its tributaries are reaching depths not seen in more than 30 years, grounding barges and forcing producers to store more of their grain. 


KEYWORDS barge Coast Guard jeff graschel Mike Steenhoek mississippi Mississippi River shipping waterways
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Noah Wicks
Associate Editor

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