Low Mississippi River levels might halt barges

[DallasNE]

7. Just A Year Earlier

There was a massive, summer long flood on the Missouri River that had Interstate 29 shut down for several months in much of western Iowa. It also knocked out both nuclear power plants in Nebraska and the one on the north side of Omaha still hasn't reopened. The year before that was another summer long flood but the river level was about 5 feet lower so there was much less damage. Barge traffic was not allowed during the floods. The wild swings are causing real problems.