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Moving It Forward: Record Lows on the Mississippi River

What runs for miles and miles but has legs and five eyes (i’s)?  The Mississippi River.  When we speak of droughts, we mostly refer to how the lack of rainfall affects crops, livestock and our lawns.  We don’t really think about how it might affect river levels and what effect this may have on our lives.  Since my office is located in St. Louis, MO, we are constantly reminded about the low levels on the Mississippi River through the news…

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