# Corps dredges log record seasons to combat 2022 drought impact

> The US Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District's dredge Hurley finished its longest and most productive season on record, removing 14.5 million cubic yards over 273 days. The 2022 drought drove record-low Mississippi River levels, including a -10.76 foot reading at Memphis on October 17, 2022. Dredging was needed at 28 locations, 12 of them added due to low water.

- Date: 2023-03-23 · published 2023-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16645-corps-dredges-log-record-seasons-to-combat-2022-drought-impact
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Dredging keeps the channel open so barges can move grain during low-water periods. Reliable channel maintenance reduces the risk of future freight disruptions.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-27 | [Keep it Moving: Corps Dredges Log Record Seasons to Combat Drought Impact](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49050-keep-it-moving-corps-dredges-log-record-seasons-to-combat-drought-impact.md) | +1.9% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2023-02-13 | [Record setting dredging season comes to an end > St. Louis District > News Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16649-record-setting-dredging-season-comes-to-an-end-st-louis-district-news-stories.md) | -1.3% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2023-12-11 | [Panama Canal drought to delay grain ships well into 2024 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32462-panama-canal-drought-to-delay-grain-ships-well-into-2024-reuters.md) | +1.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2022-09-28 | [Drought Pushes Mississippi River Grain Shipping Rate to a Record - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16680-drought-pushes-mississippi-river-grain-shipping-rate-to-a-record-bloomberg.md) | +1.9% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2022-05-11 | [The Vicksburg District’s Dredge Vessel Jadwin departs for the 2022 Dredging Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16713-the-vicksburg-district-s-dredge-vessel-jadwin-departs-for-the-2022-dredging.md) | +2.4% | -0.3% |
| SOY | 2021-01-27 | [Keep it Moving: Corps Dredges Log Record Seasons to Combat Drought Impact](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49050-keep-it-moving-corps-dredges-log-record-seasons-to-combat-drought-impact.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2023-02-13 | [Record setting dredging season comes to an end > St. Louis District > News Stories](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16649-record-setting-dredging-season-comes-to-an-end-st-louis-district-news-stories.md) | -1.0% | -2.8% |
| SOY | 2023-12-11 | [Panama Canal drought to delay grain ships well into 2024 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32462-panama-canal-drought-to-delay-grain-ships-well-into-2024-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -4.8% |

## Sources

- waterwayscouncil.org: https://www.waterwayscouncil.org/media/in-the-news/article/2023/03/corps-dredges-log-record-seasons-to-combat-2022-drought-impact

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