Feb 23, 2013

Those dry conditions and poor snowpack have also raised the risk that water levels could drop on the Mississippi River later this year

Dust Bowl Days: Historic U.S. Drought Projected To Persist For Months, Worsened By Thin Western Snowpack | ThinkProgress

The Mississippi River is 30 feet deeper now than it was in December.

USGS Current Conditions for USGS 07265455 MISSISSIPPI RIVER NR GREENVILLE, MS