Rockwood, Illinois — About eighty miles south of St. Louis ... of low water.” For Tom Jennings, who farms 4,000 acres of rice, soybeans, and corn 30 miles west of the Mississippi River ...

Since then, the river level has dropped steadily. The area south of St. Louis has been hit especially hard, mirroring low-water concerns that began around this same time of year in both 2022 and 2023.

ST. LOUIS — The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry and cutting into farm profits.

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that St. Louis has been identified ... that fluctuations in the Mississippi River—both severe low levels and catastrophic ...

For the third consecutive year, historically low water levels on the lower Mississippi River are impacting the ... Midwest and South. At St. Louis, water levels rebounded with ample rain during ...

15, 2023, in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS — The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can ...