# Cairo Stages Falling to Critical Navigation Levels – Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC.

> A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers forecast shows the Cairo, Illinois river stage falling below 10 feet by December 11 and to about 7 feet by December 14 under a no-rain scenario. Discharges from the Kentucky and Barkley dams and Smithland are also coming down.

- Date: 2025-12-09 · published 2025-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21705-cairo-stages-falling-to-critical-navigation-levels-inland-rivers-ports-and
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Stages near 7 feet at Cairo would approach critical navigation levels, forcing tow restrictions and reduced loads on the Mississippi and raising barge freight costs for Gulf-bound grain.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- irpt.net: https://www.irpt.net/cairo-stages-falling-to-critical-navigation-levels/

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