‘Totally Different River Landscape’: Mississippi River In DT Minneapolis Being Drawn Down Temporarily

From CBS Minnesota:

By WCCO-TV

October 6, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis is being drawn down this week, revealing a landscape similar to how the river looked like long ago.

According to the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area of the National Park Service, a short stretch of the river is being drawn down and is freely flowing through the Lower St. Anthony Dam. The drawdown allows for inspection and maintenance of locks and dams.

“In these images the water level was eight feet lower than usual, revealing a totally different river landscape. Rapids appeared beneath St. Anthony Falls, and a dramatic landscape of rock boulders, rapids, and sandbars emerged,” the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area’s Facebook post said.

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