# A Digital Twin Helps Army Corps Maintain US Waterways

> An Esri article describes a digital twin system the US Army Corps of Engineers built to monitor Mississippi River conditions and manage dredging. It recounts that 2019 flooding and 2022 drought disrupted barge movements and forced dredging around the clock.

- Date: 2023-04-25 · published 2023-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16637-a-digital-twin-helps-army-corps-maintain-us-waterways
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Better channel maintenance and monitoring can reduce future barge disruptions, a modest long-run support for reliable river freight that grain and feed buyers depend on.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- esri.com: https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/blog/army-corps-channel-dredging-digital-twin

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