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Low water on the Mississippi River impacting barge traffic

A barge moves north on the Mississippi River under the Interstate 40 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz) A barge moves north on the Mississippi River under the Interstate 40 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz) A barge moves north on the Mississippi River under the Interstate 40 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz) FILE - A barge powers its way up the Mississippi River on Nov. 16, 2012, in St. Louis. Parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited at the worst possible time: as crop harvests begin in 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)