Active rainfall patterns across the Midwest provided much-needed moisture to several portions of the Missouri River Basin, the Corps of Engineers reported June 4. Large areas of Montana, North Dakota,… Read More
drought
By Sean Duffy The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon (BMP), sometimes referred to as the “frequency illusion,” describes a tendency where, once a person learns about a specific subject, he or she is… Read More
After a winter with much less precipitation and lower snowpack than usual, the St. Paul Engineer District reports that the Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs are “at or below summer operating… Read More
The Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division announced in an online post February 5 that low-water conditions along the Mississippi River basin are officially over. Low water conditions began in… Read More
Brian Ragsdale, master of the St. Louis District’s Dredge Potter, has been presented with the 2023 Chief of Engineers Operations and Maintenance Castle Award for his work during a persistent… Read More
Recent abundant rainfall has led to deepened drafts and expanded tow widths. Now the system just needs more rain to keep them. Randy Chamness, co-chairman of the Lower Mississippi River… Read More
A little rain falling at the right time and in the right place helped to slow a predicted sharp decline on the Upper Mississippi, but it wasn’t able to stop… Read More
With the seasonal decrease in flows from the Missouri River, industry attention concerning low-water conditions is turning to the St. Louis, Mo., to Cairo, Ill., reach of the Upper Mississippi. Read More
What’s happening to the world’s riverborne transportation systems? Within the past several years, all of the world’s major rivers that are also commercial traffic arteries have suffered either extreme drought,… Read More
The river industry is preparing for prolonged low-water conditions, likely through at least the end of the year, while also trying to finish out the fall harvest season. Randy Chamness,… Read More
