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Historically low river at Greenville likely to drop farther with Mo. River impoundment

Ted Carter — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:55:13 +0000

In more normal years, Port of Greenville director Tommy Hart would have paid little attention to the Army Corps of Engineer’s slowdown of water from the Missouri River at its junction with the Mississippi River just north of St. Louis. But like the year before, 2012 has not been a normal one on the Mississippi. [...]

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River interests still seeking help for low water

Associated Press — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:47:23 +0000

ST. LOUIS — Businesses that move products on the Mississippi River continue to seek the government’s help as the river approaches historic lows. The Army Corps of Engineers on Friday began reducing the outflow from an upper Missouri River reservoir to ease drought conditions in that part of the country. The move will reduce the [...]

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Crop insurance rates skyrocket after summer floods

Associated Press — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:52:18 +0000

Midwestern farmers who saw their land swamped by summer flooding may be socked again with steep increases in their crop insurance premiums, the expensive result of the failure to fix broken levees before the winter snow and next spring’s rains. The Missouri River rose to record levels this year after the U.S. Army Corps of [...]

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