The river is so low that officials with the Army Corps of Engineers last week announced a plan to build a 45-foot-tall wall across the bottom of the river to prevent a "wedge" of saltwater from moving upstream toward water intakes.
Interesting article about the incredible low level of the Mississippi River because of a lack of rain upstream and around the River area. It's been a dry summer for sure, I've noticed the same. Nature has a funny way of going to extremes, and this summers lack of rain is an extreme for sure.
Read the full story here....
https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_8718e0a4-442f-11ed-8c88-03521cec1506.html