# Low water in the Mississippi isn't impacting commercial boats | wqad.com

> The Mississippi River at the Quad Cities measured about 4.5 feet on October 5, far above its record low of 2.6 feet but well below flood stage. Local officials say lock and dam operations keep the nine-foot navigation channel open, so commercial traffic is not significantly affected.

- Date: 2021-10-05 · published 2021-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44427-low-water-in-the-mississippi-isn-t-impacting-commercial-boats-wqad-com
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Low water is a risk to barge loading depths, but because the navigation channel is maintained, the immediate freight and price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- wqad.com: https://www.wqad.com/article/tech/science/environment/mississippi-river-low-water-levels/526-890de51d-c4f1-468d-a668-4538191fe886

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