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Mississippi River at lowest level in a decade, affecting shipping traffic and drinking water

Por: The Advocate Politics October 06, 2022

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The Mississippi River is at its lowest level in a decade, with levels at the Carrollton Gauge in New Orleans measuring just 3 feet above sea level, and the mighty river's feeble flow is wreaking havoc on shipping traffic as well as drinking water supplies below the city.The river is so low that officials with the Army Corps of Engineers last week announced a plan to build a 45-foot-tall wall across the bottom of the river to prevent a wedge... + full article



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