Steelworm Vacon: Low Mississippi River Water Levels May Halt Barges

Monday, January 14, 2013

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Low Mississippi River Water Levels May Halt Barges

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The gentle whir of passing barges is as much a part of life in St. Louis as the Gateway Arch and the Cardinals, a constant, almost soothing backdrop to a community intricately intertwined with the Mississippi River. But next month, those barges packing such necessities as coal, farm products and petroleum could instead be parked along the river's banks. The stubborn drought that has gripped the Midwest for much of the year has left the Mighty Mississippi critically low — and it will get even lower if the Army Corps of Engineers presses ahead with plans to reduce the flow from a Missouri River dam. Mississippi River interests fear the reduced flow will force a halt to barge traffic at the river's midpoint. They warn the economic fallout will be enormous, potentially forcing job cuts, raising fuel costs and pinching the nation's food supply.

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Jody Farhat

Overall Sentiment: -0.249603

Relevance: 0.15844

Sentiment	Quote
0.0676156	"We don't believe we have the authority to operate for the Mississippi River," said Jody Farhat, ...
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 1 Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0676156 Mean: 0.0676156 Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Barges

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.155474

Debra Colbert

Overall Sentiment: -0.0488782

Relevance: 0.143237

Sentiment	Quote
-0.0703346	"This could be a major, major impact at crisis level," said Debra Colbert, ...
-0.103676	"This could be a major, major impact at crisis level," said Debra Colbert, senior vice president of the Waterways Council, a public policy organization representing ports and shipping companies. "It is an economic crisis that is going to ripple across the nation at a time when we're trying to focus on recovery."
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 2 Aggregate Sentiment: -0.1740106 Mean: -0.0870053 Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Major Gen. John Peabody

Overall Sentiment: -0.0103872

Relevance: 0.140657

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GeographicFeature: Mississippi River

Overall Sentiment: 0.0147451

Relevance: 0.848174

Disambiguation: Location | BodyOfWater | RiverReferences:

GeographicFeature: Missouri River

Overall Sentiment: -0.253894

Relevance: 0.537339

Disambiguation: RiverReferences:

StateOrCounty: Mississippi

Overall Sentiment: -0.223367

Relevance: 0.62991

Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | USStateReferences:

StateOrCounty: Missouri

Overall Sentiment: 0.0290002

Relevance: 0.334969

Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | USStateReferences:

City: St. Louis

Overall Sentiment: 0.0364732

Relevance: 0.384655

Disambiguation: AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | OlympicHostCity | PlaceWithNeighborhoods | USCountyReferences:

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