According to columbiamissourian.com, the ports along the Mississippi River in southeast Missouri are likely to remain open despite the extremely low water.
“ The problem is worsened because of severe flooding in 2011 that deposited silt and debris in areas that would normally be clear, ” say officials.
One of the southeast Missouri ports, the SEMO Port, has already been dredged and that is the main reason it remains open.
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Dredging Today Staff, August 28, 2012