# Extreme water flows on the Mississippi River - The Swedish Club

> The Swedish Club warns of extreme high water on the Mississippi, forecast to stay above 15 feet on the Carrollton Gauge from late February to mid-April and crest at 17 feet in March. Strong currents raise the risk of groundings, anchor loss and port delays for deep-draft vessels.

- Date: 2019-02-26 · published 2019-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60483-extreme-water-flows-on-the-mississippi-river-the-swedish-club
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [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

Vessel delays and reduced draft limits at New Orleans can slow grain export loadings and raise ocean freight costs, tightening Gulf export logistics.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2017-05-30 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rising water slows Mississippi River shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70890-weekly-grain-movement-rising-water-slows-mississippi-river-shipping.md) | -0.2% | -3.5% |
| 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 | 2018-05-14 | [High Water Temporarily Closes Two Mississippi River Locks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64902-high-water-temporarily-closes-two-mississippi-river-locks.md) | +1.7% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2021-06-23 | [Low water levels in the Mississippi River create issues for commercial boating - DredgeWire : DredgeWire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46469-low-water-levels-in-the-mississippi-river-create-issues-for-commercial-boating.md) | +2.8% | -5.4% |
| SOY | 2019-09-27 | [Upper Mississippi River On The Rise Again - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56949-upper-mississippi-river-on-the-rise-again-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.6% | +5.0% |
| SOY | 2017-05-30 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rising water slows Mississippi River shipping](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70890-weekly-grain-movement-rising-water-slows-mississippi-river-shipping.md) | -0.5% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2018-05-14 | [High Water Temporarily Closes Two Mississippi River Locks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64902-high-water-temporarily-closes-two-mississippi-river-locks.md) | +0.4% | -4.1% |

## Sources

- swedishclub.com: https://www.swedishclub.com/news/loss-prevention/extreme-water-flows-on-the-mississippi-river/

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