by Associated Press Published: December 20,2012
Tags: agency, boat, boater, boating, drought, dry, engineer, engineering, federal, government, level, maritime, navigation, port, river, rock pinnacle, ship, shipper, shipping, traffic, transportation, water, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Crews scooping out Mississippi River bedrock in southern Illinois are making steady progress but have removed just a fraction of the rock pinnacles that are impeding navigation along a stretch of the drought-plagued waterway, an Army Corps of Engineers official said. Excavating machinery had chiseled away 39 cubic yards of rock by [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 19,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boater, boating, drought, dry, engineer, engineering, level, navigation, port, river, ship, shipper, shipping, traffic, transportation, travel, water, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division commander Maj. Gen. John Peabody and St. Louis District commander Col. Chris Hall met with state and local representatives yesterday in Alton, Ill., to discuss current and future actions the Corps will take to maintain a safe and reliable navigation channel during low [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 18,2012
Tags: agency, angling, boat, boater, boating, dam, ecosystem, environment, fish, fisherman, fishing, government, lake, outdoors, recreation, state, stock, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, water, wildlife
SALTILLO — It may not look ready, but according to state wildlife officials, Lake Lamar Bruce is ready to be stocked with fish — very small bluegill and redear sunfish as well as catfish fingerlings. “Tupelo Fish Hatchery and Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks have partnered to raise the fish to put back [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 17,2012
Tags: agency, barge, boat, boater, boating, Commerce, drought, dry, engineer, engineering, federal, goods, government, lake, level, navigation, port, river, ship, shipper, shipping, traffic, transportation, water
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Amid strong concerns about the declining level of the already low Mississippi River, the Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water from an Illinois lake to add to the flow of the Mississippi. Last Saturday, Corps of Engineers officials began releasing water at Carlyle Lake in southern Illinois, saying the additional water [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 14,2012
Tags: barge, bill, boat, boater, boating, dam, drought, dry, engineer, engineering, executive, federal, government, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, level, navigation, port, reservoir, river, shiop, shipper, shipping, state, towboat, transportation, travel, water
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear is urging U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to sponsor legislation that would force the Army Corps of Engineers to release water from dams on the Missouri River to raise the water level on the Mississippi River, where drought conditions could soon halt barge traffic. Beshear, a Democrat, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 12,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boater, boating, drought, navigation, river, ship, shipper, shipping, transportation, water, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Crews might be allowed to begin destroying two rock pinnacles impeding barge traffic on the Mississippi River as early as next week, more than a month ahead of schedule, a senator said, cautioning that further steps may be needed to ensure the vital shipping route remains open. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 6,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boater, boating, drought, dry, maritime, navigation, port, ship, shipper, shipping, traffic, transportation, water, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — A revised Mississippi River forecast is offering a bit of a reprieve for shippers, showing the water level isn’t dropping as quickly as feared. Still, at least two large barge companies already are reducing their loads over concerns about the river’s depth. Months of drought have left the Mississippi near historic low [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 29,2012
Tags: boat, boater, boating, drought, dry, elected official, engineer, engineering, federal government, lawmaker, navigation, port, public official, rain, ship, shipper, shipping, transportation, travel, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Federal lawmakers from Mississippi River states hope their meeting with the Army Corps of Engineers addresses the waterway’s critically low levels, which threaten to bring barge traffic to a halt. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois will join colleagues from middle America during a meeting today in Washington with Army Assistant Secretary Jo-Ellen [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 29,2012
Tags: boat, boater, boating, city, community development, fishing, government, harbor, municipal, municipality, outdoors, recreation, water
BAY ST. LOUIS — Dredging has begun on the Bay St. Louis Harbor and Marina project The Sea Coast Echo reports a barge began dredging sand this week from the Mississippi Sound about 500 yards from the foot of Main Street. The dredging is the first phase of the $22 million harbor project. City officials [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 27,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boatert, boating, drought, emergency, navigation, rain, river, ship, shipper, shipping, transportation, water
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri may seek a presidential emergency declaration in an effort to keep barges moving on the drought-riddled Mississippi River. The Army Corps of Engineers on Friday began reducing the outflow from an upper Missouri River dam in South Dakota. That means less water coming down the Missouri [...] [...]
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