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A University of Illinois study of the Missouri River documents erosion and sediment deposition from the 2011 flood and concludes the river needs a comprehensive multi-state management plan. Researchers say dams and upstream land use have changed river dynamics and basin economics.
Sediment buildup and channel changes can affect navigation depth and floodplain cropland on the Missouri, but the study does not point to an immediate price impact.
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