Mississippi River hits record low in Memphis
A marooned steamboat crumbles on the banks of the Mississippi River near Martin Luther King Park in Memphis, Tennessee Oct. 7, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Lower than normal river levels have made the shipwreck accessible by land. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)default
An unusually large beach sits across the Mississippi River from Greenbelt Park in Downtown Memphis due to low water levels Oct. 6, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Crews move pipes across the Wolf River Harbor in Downtown Memphis Oct. 6, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
If the Mississippi River near Memphis is below the five-foot marker, the National Weather Service considers the river low. Now, the river is more than 15 feet lower than “low.”
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Mississippi River National Weather ServiceKeely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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