Published July 29, 2012, 07:49 AM
-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says rainfall to the north has helped keep water levels on the Upper Mississippi River near normal levels.
Northern rains keep up Mississippi River's water level
Regional News-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says rainfall to the north has helped keep water levels on the Upper Mississippi River near normal levels.
WINONA - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says rainfall to the north has helped keep water levels on the Upper Mississippi River near normal levels.
The drought has had a dramatic effect on the river near Memphis, where the big river is as much as a dozen feet below normal and dredges are being used to keep shipping channels open.
No problems on the Upper Mississippi. Near Winona, the river is at five and a half feet, off from a spring high of nine feet. However, hydrologists with the National Weather Service say the average height for river waters this time of year there is 4.7 to five feet. The lock-and-dam system has also played a role in keeping those levels as high as they are.
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