Mississippi River Levels Falling At Harvest Time

Mississippi River levels falling at harvest time - two months ago much of the Mississippi River was above flood stage north of St. Louis.

According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the stage, or height of the river's surface relative to the zero-stage level of 379 feet above ...

The drought that has engulfed the entire Northern Hemisphere for much of this year is catching up with the Mississippi River at the most ...

Half-dozen points along Mississippi River had reached low stage and levels were forecast to keep falling.

A warm fall and expanding extreme drought conditions have helped water levels along the Mississippi river drop to record lows.

Mississippi water levels have been falling since June. That's worrying farmers and the barge operators who ship grains to New Orleans and ...

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — With US harvest ready to hit high gear, falling levels on the Mississippi River system are raising the cost and time ...

The Delta region experienced an unprecedented drought in 2022 with water levels on the Mississippi River dropping to historic lows.

I wrote about the impact of river levels on corn and soybean basis last fall here. Dry and hot conditions this year are again contributing to ...

MOLINE, Ill — For a second consecutive year, low water levels on the Mississippi River are again a concern heading into the fall harvest season.

The rebound of water levels came too late for the busy grain harvest last fall. Barges had a difficult time meeting the demand from farmers ...

The flood of 2019 was typical for a flood of it's size. With early June being the target time to get beans in the ground, you can see the river ...

Farmers and gardeners have been feeling the impacts of the drought Eastern Iowa has seen this summer, and heading into harvest season, ...

Last year, the river level sank to a record minus 10.81 feet at Memphis during harvest time, stopping barges for two days and sending barge ...

There is no way to shut off the flow of water in the Mississippi River, as it has many thousands of tributaries, most of which don't have dams.

The Mississippi River, which carries 60 percent of the country's grain exports, has reached historically low water levels.

If this time holds with the 2012/2013 flow the river will rise to flood stages by Feb. or March. The river will start to rise in late Dec or ...

The Mississippi River is a superhighway for American agricultural products, but a warm fall and extreme drought conditions have contributed ...

Parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited at the worst possible time — as crop ...

The Mississippi River is experiencing an unwelcome three-peat with low water levels during harvest season.