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Forecasters predict higher, later river crest at Vicksburg

Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:26:56 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Mississippi River is now predicted to crest Friday at 44 feet in Vicksburg. The forecast is a foot higher and a day later than predicted last week. Forecasters tell the Vicksburg Post the updated projection is based on rainfall amounts in areas near tributaries that feed the Lower Mississippi. The river [...]

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Senator introduces amendments in wake of La. levee flak

MBJ Staff — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:51:10 +0000

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has introduced a series of amendments intended to ensure the safety of Mississippians from flooding or storm surge threats that might result from a new flood control proposal for Louisiana. To various degrees, the three Cochran amendments to the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (S.601 or [...]

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Forecasters change river crest — again

Associated Press — Sun, 05 May 2013 18:41:38 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Forecasters say the Mississippi River is predicted to reach flood stage of 43 feet in Vicksburg by May 15. The Vicksburg Post reports continued rain along the Ohio and Tennessee river valleys and snow in the upper Midwest are causing the rise. Forecasts on the Lower Mississippi have been adjusted four times [...]

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Officials not expecting major flooding along river

Associated Press — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:59:35 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — New forecasts show the Mississippi River is unlikely to cause major flooding as it crests during coming weeks in Mississippi and Louisiana. Readings yesterday showed the river is slightly above the 41-foot flood stage at the Tunica River Park in Tunica, but is still within banks elsewhere in the two states. Webster [...]

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Coast Guard says sunken barge no risk to river traffic

Associated Press — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:03:39 +0000

VICKSBURG — Authorities say the barge that sank after hitting a bridge on the Mississippi River at Vicksburg poses no dangers to shipping or the environment. Coast Guard Capt. Bill Drelling said today that the barge is in 80 feet of water so there’s no risk of other barges hitting it. No decision has been [...]

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Spokesman: Raw sewage has been pouring in river since weekend

Associated Press — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:26:10 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Millions of gallons of raw sewage are pouring into the Mississippi River from a St. Louis wastewater treatment plant where two of three pumps have failed. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District spokesman Lance LeComb says the pumps went out on Sunday night, and it’s unclear how quickly they may be fixed or [...]

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Barge accident closes river, but flooding bigger worry

Associated Press — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:13:11 +0000

VICKSBURG — The Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River at Vicksburg after barges hit a railroad bridge there yesterday and about 30 barges broke free from the towboat “Captain Buck Lay.” Nine towboats — six bound upriver and three heading downriver — with a total of 134 barges were waiting to get through yesterday evening, [...]

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Officials watching river walls during rainy weather

Associated Press — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:17:42 +0000

VICKSBURG — Two concrete walls blasted into the Mississippi River bank below the old U.S. Highway 80 bridge are passing a tough test during a rainy start to 2013, bridge officials said, as the latest study on the Interstate 20 bridge shows piers moved at the same pace last year as its older neighbor. In [...]

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River city mayors in new caucus look to raise awareness

Associated Press — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:03:34 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Mayors from Mississippi River communities are joining with members of Congress to draw attention to the waterway and the needs of communities dotting its banks. About a dozen mayors from communities big and small were in Washington yesterday to announce formation of the Mississippi River Platform. The goal is to raise awareness [...]

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Mat Sinking Unit docks after long, extended season

MBJ Staff — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:25:49 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District’s (Corps) Mat Sinking Unit (MSU), has completed an extended mat-sinking season. This revetment season included a larger than normal program with critical repairs being made to sites damaged as a result of the 2011 historic flood. During this longer, eight-month, revetment season, the MSU placed [...]

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