# Bonnet Carre' Spillway tested Monday morning as the Mississippi River continues to rise

> The Army Corps of Engineers conducted a test opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway on Monday, operating one of its 350 bays briefly. The Mississippi River keeps rising after heavy rain upstream, and the Corps is monitoring whether flow will exceed the 1.25 million cubic feet per second trigger for an actual opening.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T18:13:26.671Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80153-bonnet-carre-spillway-tested-monday-morning-as-the-mississippi-river-continues
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Flood-driven spillway operations near New Orleans can disrupt Mississippi barge traffic and grain export logistics, which can lift barge freight costs and widen Gulf basis. A confirmed opening would be a logistics risk for corn and soybean shipments.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wbrz.com: https://www.wbrz.com/videos/bonnet-carre-spillway-tested-monday-morning-as-the-mississippi-river-continues-to-rise/

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