# Army Corps don't plan to open Bonnet Carre Spillway, says Mississippi River forecast 'low'

> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it does not expect Mississippi River flows to reach the 1.25 million cubic feet per second threshold needed to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway. Officials had tested the spillway on April 21 as water levels rose, but newer forecasts and measurements are lower.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T00:14:40.425Z
- Category: weather · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82805-army-corps-don-t-plan-to-open-bonnet-carre-spillway-says-mississippi-river
- 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

A lower river-flow outlook reduces the immediate risk of spillway operations and related disruption around the lower Mississippi. No direct feed-commodity supply or price effect is indicated.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-08-05 | [Mississippi River at record low point](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45469-mississippi-river-at-record-low-point.md) | +0.3% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2026-10-22 | [Water Levels on Lower Mississippi River Starting to Run Low Again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16332-water-levels-on-lower-mississippi-river-starting-to-run-low-again.md) | -1.2% | — |
| CORN | 2023-01-04 | [A Dry Mississippi: What Low River Levels May Mean to Farmers, as Well as Consumers - Kentucky Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16661-a-dry-mississippi-what-low-river-levels-may-mean-to-farmers-as-well-as.md) | -1.3% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2023-09-01 | [Severe Weather and Low Mississippi River Levels Bring Uncertainty to Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16610-severe-weather-and-low-mississippi-river-levels-bring-uncertainty-to-harvest.md) | +1.5% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2025-10-21 | [Low Soil Moisture Makes It Difficult to Use Mississippi River for Shipping Grain and Supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16419-low-soil-moisture-makes-it-difficult-to-use-mississippi-river-for-shipping.md) | +1.0% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2025-07-08 | [Low Mississippi River levels cost soybean farmers up to $293 million - Talk Business & Politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16438-low-mississippi-river-levels-cost-soybean-farmers-up-to-293-million-talk.md) | -3.4% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2026-10-22 | [Water Levels on Lower Mississippi River Starting to Run Low Again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16332-water-levels-on-lower-mississippi-river-starting-to-run-low-again.md) | -2.3% | — |
| SOY | 2023-09-01 | [Severe Weather and Low Mississippi River Levels Bring Uncertainty to Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16610-severe-weather-and-low-mississippi-river-levels-bring-uncertainty-to-harvest.md) | -0.8% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- wbrz.com: https://www.wbrz.com/videos/army-corps-don-t-plan-to-open-bonnet-carre-spillway-says-mississippi-river-forecast-low-/

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