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Upper Mississippi Near Record Lows
January 31, 2013 | Energy Information Administration

“As a result of last year’s drought, stretches of the Upper Mississippi River have approached record lows. These low water levels have jeopardized commercial barge traffic shipping agricultural and energy commodities on the river.” Quoted from the Energy Information Administration website.


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