# With Mississippi River On the Rise, MSU Ends Revetment Season Early - The Waterways Journal

> The Vicksburg District's Mat Sinking Unit suspended its 2019 revetment season on January 21 because of flooded riverbanks and turbulent flows on the Mississippi. The unit will wait about a month to see if conditions improve enough to finish scheduled work. The Carrollton Gage in New Orleans was already above 14 feet.

- Date: 2020-01-24 · published 2020-01-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55269-with-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-msu-ends-revetment-season-early-the
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Bank-protection work interruptions have little direct effect on grain prices, but they signal high river stages that can slow barge traffic and raise freight costs for Gulf-bound grain.

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2020/01/24/with-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-msu-ends-revetment-season-early/

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