The Corp
of Engineers has been removing rocks from the Mississippi
River to keep it open to barges. The
river level has dropped because of a hard drought in
the central part of the country. January
is generally the month with the lowest rainfall in the region, and officials
are hoping for the assistance of rains next month.
The Corp has released water from Carlyle
Reservoir to help bring up water levels.
Reservoirs on the Missouri
River, the major tributary of the Mississippi, are legally off limits
without special action by the president
or Congress. This would likely be an unpopular move with
many Missouri River states, which seem to be gearing up for more battles over
competing uses.
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