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| Corps lowers Missouri river level
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Army Corps of Engineers has dramatically lowered the water level of the Missouri River under an injunction aimed at helping endangered species. Engineers cut the release of water into the lower river from Gavins Point Dam outside Yankton, S.D., to 22,800 cubic feet per second by Tuesday, en route to a prescribed level of 21,000. As recently as Sunday night, it had flowed at more than 26,000 cubic feet per second, the St. Louis Post Dispatch said. Serious & personalized business, investment and technology intelligence for a serious advantage - BizVantage! On July 12, a federal judge in Washington ordered the water lowered for a 30-day period. But the Corps defied the injunction until this week, but plans to begin raising the water level by Friday after less than three days of low flow. In the portion of the river near St. Louis, the reduced flow means the river will plunge several feet next week and then gradually rise again in fewer than three days. That will shut down most barge traffic during that time.
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