(UNDATED)—High water is on the way along the Mississippi River. The National Weather Service says the Mississippi will crest Tuesday at Hannibal at 26.3 feet—just over ten feet above technical flood stage.
January 31, 2013 I was having lunch the other day when I overheard a conversation about the heavy rain we were getting. The person next to me was mentioning how we really needed this rain and how this could be a "million dollar" rainfall for the farmers in the area.
December 27, 2012 Well, it's been a few weeks since I mentioned the low levels of the Mississippi River being a problem for shipping especially south of the St. Louis area. It's so bad that the Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing rock blasting in the channel of the river south of the Gateway City.
November 20, 2012 As long as the weather remains mild traffic on the Mississippi River will continue to flow or will it? Remember the drought we all went through this summer? Well, the results of that are still being felt especially on the Mighty Mississippi. With less water flowing from tributaries into the Mississippi, the water levels are getting dangerously low and as a result, barges are now required to carry lighter loads.
September 15, 2012 Look for traffic to be shut down for a couple of hours on Tuesday crossing the Mississippi River at Louisiana. The official information from the Missouri Department of Transportation is as follows:
On Tuesday September 25, 2012 MoDOT crews will close the Champ Clark Bridge at Louisiana to perform sealing operations
April 30, 2012 209 years ago today the United States purchased from France, the Louisiana Territory, more than 800,000 square miles of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.