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Jul 03, 2014
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was expecting rising flood waters to make 11 locks and dams impassable on the mid- and upper-Mississippi River and force the closure of the river from Bellevue, Iowa, to Saverton, Mo.
At least 80 barge tows are expected to be affected by the closure, which would be the most extensive on that portion of the River since 2008. Rains caused extensive flooding last week in parts of Minnesota, Iowa and the Dakotas. The rising waters prompted lock closures in Minneapolis and St. Paul, which prevented barges from being loaded and slowed the transportation of grain and other commodities.
