Whole Lot of Missing Water: Stopped this morning at Bellerive Park and snapped a view of the Mississippi. OMG! It's March and that sandbar shouldn't be there and the wing dike at the...

Ysarex Loc: St. Louis

Stopped this morning at Bellerive Park and snapped a view of the Mississippi. OMG! It's March and that sandbar shouldn't be there and the wing dike at the far right edge of the frame should be under two feet of muddy water. I can't say I've ever seen it this low in the Spring.

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joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Ysarex wrote:

Stopped this morning at Bellerive Park and snapped a view of the Mississippi. OMG! It's March and that sandbar shouldn't be there and the wing dike at the far right edge of the frame should be under two feet of muddy water. I can't say I've ever seen it this low in the Spring.

Many of us are going to have to pay the piper for having missed so much snow this winter

A beautiful shot, Y

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Yep drought and flood, the story of the Mississippi River. Nicely shot

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

It's been this way for as long as there has been a Mississippi River!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Ysarex wrote:

Stopped this morning at Bellerive Park and snapped a view of the Mississippi. OMG! It's March and that sandbar shouldn't be there and the wing dike at the far right edge of the frame should be under two feet of muddy water. I can't say I've ever seen it this low in the Spring.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

The Mississippi has been plagued by low water problems for over a year now. Even got quite low at the New Orleans end. Did you happen to get any of those barge numbers so I could tell who the owner was?

Don

Ysarex Loc: St. Louis

PAR4DCR wrote:

The Mississippi has been plagued by low water problems for over a year now. Even got quite low at the New Orleans end. Did you happen to get any of those barge numbers so I could tell who the owner was?

Don

I was aware of really low water last Summer and Fall. I just assumed there had to be some amount of snow melt for a more normal Spring flush. This was a shocker.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Ysarex wrote:

Stopped this morning at Bellerive Park and snapped a view of the Mississippi. OMG! It's March and that sandbar shouldn't be there and the wing dike at the far right edge of the frame should be under two feet of muddy water. I can't say I've ever seen it this low in the Spring.

Ysarex, Great picture of the "Big Muddy" and I enjoy viewing all of your posts. A low Mississippi is a bellwether of things to come. I've attached a copy of the nation's river drainage map. The Mississippi is the center magenta-colored area which shows how much of the nation's rivers flow into it. When the Mississippi is low, it tells us that a vast area of the nation is low and is in much need of water. Wars have been fought over oil, future wars will be fought over fresh water.

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AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

WOW. That's low - especially for spring. This may mess with transportation.

tcthome Loc: NJ

Fredstersphotos Loc: Long Island NY

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Fredstersphotos Loc: Long Island NY

Went in the wrong spot Joe.

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

I lived in New Orleans for a while. I can remember so much water that the boats were almost to the top