The Mississippi River is a critical transportation route for agricultural and industrial goods, and high water levels are affecting river navigation and barge movement. AccuWeather senior ...

(John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi River is? Or how much water flows through the ... the river’s depth drops dramatically once you get close to its mouth.

Christopher Blank of member station WKNO in Memphis reports on the efforts to keep the river and its traffic flowing. CHRISTOPHER BLANK, BYLINE: Water depth on the Mississippi has been so ...

How fast is the water in the Mississippi River? According to the National Park Service, the speed of the water increases with the size and depth of the river. At the headwaters, the river runs at ...

A water depth gauge stands in the Mississippi River, Oct. 12, 2023, in New Orleans. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Jeff Worsham, the Osceola port manager for Poinsett Rice and Grain, an Arkansas ...

Parts of the Mississippi River are ... that in a low-water emergency, the Corps can release water from the southern-most dam, near Alton, Illinois, which would increase the depth downriver by ...

Kirk from Muscatine had a great question in relation to water levels, asking, "With the Mississippi trying to maintain a 9 ft channel depth for barges when they say river level is 3.2 ft is that ...

An in-depth feasibility study specifically on pumping Mississippi River water to the West hasn't been conducted yet to Larson's knowledge. He said he's open to one — but doesn't think it's ...

For the third consecutive year, historically low water levels on the lower Mississippi River are impacting the ... “Every foot of reduced water depth or draft is the equivalent of loading ...

The Lower Mississippi flows from the Ohio River to where it ends in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the National Park Service, the speed of the water increases with the size and depth of the river.

An in-depth feasibility study specifically on pumping Mississippi River water to the West hasn’t been conducted yet to Larson’s knowledge. He said he’s open to one — but doesn’t think it ...