Corps Monitors Low Water on Upper Mississippi River, Navigation Continues
July 22, 2021
July 22, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, continues to closely monitor water levels on the Upper Mississippi River as drought conditions continue across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. The low water is not affecting shipping conditions on the river and navigation continues.
"Low flow is exactly the conditions for which the locks were built . . .
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, continues to closely monitor water levels on the Upper Mississippi River as drought conditions continue across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. The low water is not affecting shipping conditions on the river and navigation continues.
"Low flow is exactly the conditions for which the locks were built . . .