Mississippi River Barge Crisis Eases as Water Levels Begin to Rise

A record-breaking drought throughout the Mississippi River basin is finally beginning to ease, The Gazette reports.

Low water levels impacted barge traffic and grain exports this fall by slowing shipments from the Midwest to the Port of New Orleans. Now, water levels are beginning to rise in the Lower Mississippi River, which extends downstream from Cairo, Illinois, to the Gulf of Mexico.

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