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Initial Mississippi River Rock Removal Complete, Says Army
2013-01-13 02:00:21| Agriculture - Topix.net
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said contractors have completed the first phase of emergency work to remove rocks that have held up barge traffic in the drought-stricken Mississippi River.
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Corps praised for averting Miss. River shutdown
2013-01-11 01:15:34| Food - Topix.net
Barge operators still are being squeezed financially because of restrictions on the waterway.
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Rain to help raise Mississippi River, ease shipper woes
2013-01-10 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A storm moving up the Mississippi River valley will help replenish the river, low in parts from drought, and ease concerns that shipping could be halted along a shallow stretch from St. Louis to Cairo, Illinois. Shipping groups had warned as recently as last week of an effective closure of the river along that busy stretch, through which billions of dollars of grain, coal, fertilizer and other commodities flow every year. Rain and the brisk pace of efforts to remove underwater rock could help...
Drought Still Threatens Mississippi River
2013-01-10 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Discovery News: A new year has started, but last year's drought is still afflicting the United States. The latest map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows nearly 73 percent of the contiguous U.S. is still in drought. Rain has slaked the thirst of parts of the Northeast and Southeast, but dry conditions expanded in other regions. The southern Mississippi Valley recently received rainy relief as a belated Christmas present, but the northern stretches of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and their headwaters remained...
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NWS Northwest River Forecast Center
2013-01-09 19:25:43| PortlandOnline
Current flood information from the National Weather Service (NWS) Northwest River Forecast Center.
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