# AWO Looks Back At Low-Water Fight - The Waterways Journal

> American Waterways Operators members heard National Weather Service forecasters explain how drought in 2022 and 2023 caused low flows and salt water intrusion near New Orleans. The Corps built and raised a sill near Mile 64 to block the saltwater wedge, and river flow has since exceeded the needed threshold.

- Date: 2024-03-01 · published 2024-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16560-awo-looks-back-at-low-water-fight-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The discussion is mostly a retrospective on past low-water episodes, and it offers little new information about near-term barge capacity or grain prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-10-12 | [Midwestern Flooding Slows Harvest, Halts Barge Activity - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62722-midwestern-flooding-slows-harvest-halts-barge-activity-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2025-12-12 | [Early Freeze Puts Strain On River Ops - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16405-early-freeze-puts-strain-on-river-ops-the-waterways-journal.md) | +1.0% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2025-10-03 | [Rivers Fall Again Ahead Of Harvest Season - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16416-rivers-fall-again-ahead-of-harvest-season-the-waterways-journal.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2021-10-22 | [Expect higher feed prices this winter \| Western Livestock Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44689-expect-higher-feed-prices-this-winter-western-livestock-journal.md) | +3.5% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2026-03-26 | [Extreme weather added drought pressure to High Plains - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13013-extreme-weather-added-drought-pressure-to-high-plains-high-plains-journal.md) | -2.5% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2018-10-12 | [Midwestern Flooding Slows Harvest, Halts Barge Activity - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62722-midwestern-flooding-slows-harvest-halts-barge-activity-the-waterways-journal.md) | +0.6% | +1.1% |
| SOY | 2025-12-12 | [Early Freeze Puts Strain On River Ops - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16405-early-freeze-puts-strain-on-river-ops-the-waterways-journal.md) | -3.8% | -5.5% |
| SOY | 2025-10-03 | [Rivers Fall Again Ahead Of Harvest Season - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16416-rivers-fall-again-ahead-of-harvest-season-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.1% | +6.6% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2024/03/01/awo-looks-back-at-low-water-fight/

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