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This article has no details on causes. Minnesota has had a dry summer, and the driest September on record. Most streams/rivers in central/south MN are low. http
by ravedave5 4y ago
This article has no details on causes. Minnesota has had a dry summer, and the driest September on record. Most streams/rivers in central/south MN are low. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/river_levels/index.html https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/river_levels/index.html
- bombcar 4y agoThe flow of the Mississippi after leaving Minnesota is no where near the lowest recorded: https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=arx&gage=lnsi4&prob_type=stage&source=hydrograph https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=arx&gage=... Low Water Records for Mississippi River at Lansing (1) 3.39 ft on 03/13/1938 (2) 4.19 ft on 01/23/1944 (3) 6.09 ft on 11/27/1942 (4) 6.34 ft on 02/04/1943 (5) 6.58 ft on 01/17/1945 (6) 6.76 ft on 08/14/1941 (7) 6.92 ft on 10/28/1940 (8) 6.94 ft on 01/27/1957 Currently at 8ft.
- dredmorbius 4y agoTypo? Should that read "is now where", "is not where", or ... ?
- bombcar 4y agoIt should have been nowhere.
- dredmorbius 4y agoThanks.
- Kon-Peki 4y agoHowever, this is talking about river levels at Cairo, Illinois (pronounced "Cay-Roe", BTW) which is on the Ohio River right before it dumps into the Mississippi. The Ohio provides the majority of the water in the lower Mississippi, so it is definitely concerning.