Ships running aground in the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Mississippi
10/25/2023 5:23:23 PM
CATEGORIES:
Business & Industry
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Warren County, MS
Vicksburg, MS
Start Date: 10/25/2023
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The low level of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg had ships running aground. To keep the channel usable, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had its dredge ship “Jadwin” moving silt to keep the mouth of the Yazoo Diversion Canal open in Vicksburg. Some locations have required dredging multiple times this season as sandbars were forming in places that were usually passable for big ships.
WAPT Channel 16 Online (Jackson, Miss.), Oct 25, 2023
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