# Miss. River Commission's Low Water Inspection Tour visits Vicksburg - Healthy Gulf

> The Mississippi River Commission held its low-water inspection tour in Vicksburg on August 21. State officials described heavy damage to coastal fisheries and tourism from the 2018-2019 flood and the record 123-day opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Water levels were finally falling at Vicksburg.

- Date: 2019-08-27 · published 2019-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57488-miss-river-commission-s-low-water-inspection-tour-visits-vicksburg-healthy-gulf
- 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

The hearing focuses on flood damage to fisheries and tourism rather than grain flows. It has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-10 | [Mississippi River Commission announces 2026 low water inspection trip and public hearings schedule > Vicksburg District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16345-mississippi-river-commission-announces-2026-low-water-inspection-trip-and.md) | +3.1% | +12.0% |
| CORN | 2017-08-01 | [Mississippi River Commission Schedules Low-Water Inspection Trip > Mississippi Valley Division > High Water with Major Flooding the Mississippi Valley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69337-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-mississippi.md) | +0.4% | -8.1% |
| CORN | 2017-07-18 | [Mississippi River Commission schedules low-water inspection trip > St. Louis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69856-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-st-louis.md) | +0.4% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2018-07-18 | [Mississippi River Commission schedules low-water inspection trip > Memphis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63914-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-memphis.md) | -2.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-08-15 | [Mississippi River Commission prepares for low-water inspection trip > Mississippi Valley Division > High Water with Major Flooding the Mississippi Valley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16686-mississippi-river-commission-prepares-for-low-water-inspection-trip-mississippi.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2026-08-10 | [Mississippi River Commission announces 2026 low water inspection trip and public hearings schedule > Vicksburg District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16345-mississippi-river-commission-announces-2026-low-water-inspection-trip-and.md) | +1.4% | +12.4% |
| SOY | 2017-08-01 | [Mississippi River Commission Schedules Low-Water Inspection Trip > Mississippi Valley Division > High Water with Major Flooding the Mississippi Valley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69337-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-mississippi.md) | -3.5% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2017-07-18 | [Mississippi River Commission schedules low-water inspection trip > St. Louis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69856-mississippi-river-commission-schedules-low-water-inspection-trip-st-louis.md) | +1.3% | -6.0% |

## Sources

- healthygulf.org: https://healthygulf.org/miss-river-commisssions-low-water-inspection-tour-visits-vicksburg/

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