The Mississippi around New Madrid fault zone going dry?

[MoCarp]

Has anyone heard of this???? buddy of mine out of state gave me a heads up about this, considering all the rain that area has received from the Tropical storms/hurricanes seems odd, a quick google and the conspiracy communities people are screaming that the Mexico earth quake caused changes in the fault zone, anyone else in that area or have family there hear about this? have not heard anything on any main stream news source

[jdmidwest]

Its been dry because of no rain in Se Mo. Farmers are pumping groundwater out in irrigation. But nothing to do with fault. 

Hurricanes missed us. Last good rains in August. 2" in Sept. Less than inch so far in Oct. 

[Old plug]

Is there any fracking going on in that area. 

[fishinwrench]

Doesn't seem near as dry this year vs. the last 3-4, my grass never went dormant and I had to mow every week all Summer long, yet the rivers and creeks are lower this year than they were in what seemed like drier years.   

Increased evaporation?  Or just poor memory?

[MoCarp]

Most of the Mississippi River drainage has had by all measures a "wet" year....if there has been changes to the new madrid fault, and the big Mexico quake rattled things up, water seeping in would not be a good thing....lots of chatter on social media...just seems very odd.

[MOPanfisher]

Wet years are not all the same.  Part of he totals for the year came in large amounts then a long dry spell.  Around here for about 3 weeks mowing wasn't a problem, all grass brown and dry.  A couple nice rains that brought the grass back but there was zero runoff to bring the creeks or reservoirs up.

[Old plug]

I have two apps that rack earthquakes. They interest me. I seen a mention in there that they are concerned about the  New Madrd fault. They are wondering if it is trying to awaken. I cannot see any earthquakes in Mexco having anything to d with Mssouri. From Mexico To California thru Alaska is the whole area os just alive with quakes. Something will happen eventually somewhere. As far as desaster, it will make all these hurricanes look tiny. 

[MoCarp]

one things for sure we will know if it is draining into a fault, reading the historical accounts of the big quake was scary 

[jdmidwest]

I have not mowed since July.  That was about the time of the last rains.  Just traveling around, the dry parts are west of St Gen to Cuba, down to the Arkansas border, back across the bootheel, and up thru southern Illinois.  Lakes and ponds are low.  Hurricanes missed the area, going east and west of the area.  Most rain has been from a few fronts that brought it in, not hurricanes.  I was on 3 lakes today in Illinois, all were several feet low.  But the Mississippi River was running full at Chester.

No fracking around here.  They dig the sand out of the ground and haul it off to the Fracking areas.

[MOPanfisher]

Looking at the USGS gauge at new madrid, the river is coming up.  From the graph I would guess that water is being released from somewhere to support navigation on the Mississippi.  Prior to that looks like it was approaching the lower limit of navigation.