# High Water Levels Cause Problems for Mississippi Shipping - Eos

> A Geophysical Research Letters study by Amorim et al. analyzed Mississippi River gauge data from 1963 to 2020 and found that anomalously high water has posed a greater navigation threat than low water over the past 60 years. The authors say high flows can speed currents and overwhelm locks and dams, halting barge traffic.

- Date: 2024-02-02 · published 2024-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16568-high-water-levels-cause-problems-for-mississippi-shipping-eos
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

The study shows that flood-driven lock closures can halt barge movement as readily as drought, so both extremes add freight risk for grain moving on the river.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- eos.org: https://eos.org/research-spotlights/high-water-levels-cause-problems-for-mississippi-shipping

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