# Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal

> Upper Mississippi river levels rose more than 12 feet in two weeks after heavy rain from September 20 to 23, clearing some silted bends but raising flood-stage concerns. Locks 16 and 17 were a few feet from closure, and the Rock Island District had borrowed dredges while flood relief dredging funds remained unreleased.

- Date: 2019-09-27 · published 2019-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal
- 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

Renewed high water and possible lock closures threaten to halt upper-river barge traffic during harvest, supporting barge freight rates and delaying grain movements.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-10-23 | [Mississippi River Grain Freight Rates Fall - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16331-mississippi-river-grain-freight-rates-fall-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.6% | — |
| CORN | 2019-02-26 | [Extreme water flows on the Mississippi River - The Swedish Club](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60483-extreme-water-flows-on-the-mississippi-river-the-swedish-club.md) | -1.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2020-09-25 | [Grain Barging Returns To Upper Missouri With New Blencoe Facility - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51000-grain-barging-returns-to-upper-missouri-with-new-blencoe-facility-the-waterways.md) | +3.9% | +8.6% |
| CORN | 2020-03-23 | [Allision Leads To Breakaway And River Closure - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54031-allision-leads-to-breakaway-and-river-closure-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2022-07-26 | [Controlling Draft On Lower Mississippi Increased To 50 Feet Through New Orleans - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16696-controlling-draft-on-lower-mississippi-increased-to-50-feet-through-new-orleans.md) | +6.6% | +4.6% |
| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [IMX Session Explores Equipment and Dredging Work Along the Mississippi River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63917-imx-session-explores-equipment-and-dredging-work-along-the-mississippi-river.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2019-02-26 | [Extreme water flows on the Mississippi River - The Swedish Club](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60483-extreme-water-flows-on-the-mississippi-river-the-swedish-club.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| SOY | 2020-09-25 | [Grain Barging Returns To Upper Missouri With New Blencoe Facility - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51000-grain-barging-returns-to-upper-missouri-with-new-blencoe-facility-the-waterways.md) | +2.3% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2019/09/27/upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again/

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