After nearly having to be shut down for commercial transportation, due to ongoing drought conditions, there is good news coming from the Mississippi River. Shippers say they're returning to handling full loads, thanks to winter storms and aggressive rock clearing. Officials with the Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard say the crisis is over with the water level rising and rocks cleared to deepen the channel.
The Corps recently removed riverbed rocks from a dangerous stretch of the river, just south of St. Louis. Officials at the Corps go on to note that recent snow and rain have helped raise the water levels on the mighty Mississippi. However, the relief could be temporary, as the Corps says the same problems could return next winter, as the nation's worst drought in decades is showing no signs of breaking.
The Corps recently removed riverbed rocks from a dangerous stretch of the river, just south of St. Louis. Officials at the Corps go on to note that recent snow and rain have helped raise the water levels on the mighty Mississippi. However, the relief could be temporary, as the Corps says the same problems could return next winter, as the nation's worst drought in decades is showing no signs of breaking.
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