# Forecast Points To Possible Low-Water Relief - The Waterways Journal

> A long-range forecast of wetter weather may ease low water on the Lower Mississippi. The Lower Mississippi River Committee has asked the Coast Guard to raise southbound drafts to 11'6" from Cairo to the Gulf, and Memphis gauge readings are above their earlier lows.

- Date: 2025-11-21 · published 2025-11-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16410-forecast-points-to-possible-low-water-relief-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher allowable drafts and improving river levels would cut barge costs and ease transport bottlenecks, which tends to narrow basis and reduce freight premiums.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2025/11/21/forecast-points-to-possible-low-water-relief/

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