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Army Corps of Engineers reduces the flow

As promised, the Army Corps of Engineers began reducing the release of water from the Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota on the upper Missouri River on Friday morning. That move will reduce the flow on the Mississippi River to the point it may bring barge traffic to a halt. The main concern is the section from Cairo, Illinois to St. Louis.

Governors, Congressional representatives, trade groups and shipping companies are asking the Corps to restore the flow at least until rock impediments can be removed from river.