# Ice, Low Water Affecting Navigation - The Waterways Journal

> Winter ice and low water on the Illinois River and Middle Mississippi between St. Louis and Cairo disrupted navigation. At LaGrange Lock, about 25 boats queued on January 12 after ice stacked on dam wickets, and locking was paused for 5.5 hours on January 9.

- Date: 2022-01-14 · published 2022-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16733-ice-low-water-affecting-navigation-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

Lock closures and reduced tow sizes slow barge movements, raising freight costs and widening basis for corn and soybeans shipped down the river.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-10-21 | [Low Water And Mississippi River Drafts - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16676-low-water-and-mississippi-river-drafts-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.9% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2024-10-25 | [Low Water 'Three-peats' On Upper, Middle Miss - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16499-low-water-three-peats-on-upper-middle-miss-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Low Water Continues For Middle Mississippi - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16608-low-water-continues-for-middle-mississippi-the-waterways-journal.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2024-10-25 | [Horizons: Low Water Equals Rising Freight Rates - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16501-horizons-low-water-equals-rising-freight-rates-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-12-01 | [Projections Call For Rapid Fall In River Levels At St. Louis - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32914-projections-call-for-rapid-fall-in-river-levels-at-st-louis-the-waterways.md) | +2.4% | +3.9% |
| SOY | 2022-10-21 | [Low Water And Mississippi River Drafts - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16676-low-water-and-mississippi-river-drafts-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.7% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2024-10-25 | [Low Water 'Three-peats' On Upper, Middle Miss - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16499-low-water-three-peats-on-upper-middle-miss-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.4% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2023-08-25 | [Low Water Continues For Middle Mississippi - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16608-low-water-continues-for-middle-mississippi-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2022/01/14/ice-low-water-affecting-navigation/

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