# Low Water Advisory and Tow Restrictions - MM 869-953.8 – Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC.

> The US Coast Guard Ohio Valley issued a low water advisory for the Lower Mississippi from mile marker 869 to 953.8. Northbound tows are limited to a 10'6" draft and 4 barges wide when fully loaded, and southbound tows to an 11'6" draft and 6 barges wide.

- Date: 2025-11-20 · published 2025-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16407-low-water-advisory-and-tow-restrictions-mm-869-953-8-inland-rivers-ports-and
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Tow restrictions force smaller loads and more trips, raising barge freight costs that get passed back to farmers' basis and export margins.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- irpt.net: https://www.irpt.net/low-water-advisory-and-tow-restrictions-mm-869-953-8-2/

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