Since then, the river level has dropped steadily ... About 60% of U.S. grain exports are taken by barge down the Mississippi to NewOrleans, where the corn, soybeans and wheat is stored and ...
The first part of construction will build the sill to an elevation of -55 feet, and the Corps will monitor the progression of the saltwater wedge to determine if additional height is needed to meet ...
An influx of salt water in the MississippiRiver, which feeds southeastern ... about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of NewOrleans. The sill is meant to slow or halt salt water, which flows ...
"The MississippiRiver remains the economic and cultural ... droughts and low flow periods that have threatened drinking water in the NewOrleans area and farther south with saltwater ...
(AP) — An influx of salt water in the MississippiRiver, which feeds southeastern ... about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of NewOrleans. The sill is meant to slow or halt salt water, which ...