# Low river levels are affecting recreational boating | wqad.com

> The Mississippi at Rock Island sits just below five feet, one of its lowest levels in five or six years. Lock operators say lower flows ease lock operations, while the Corps is dredging hotspots to maintain the nine-foot channel for barges.

- Date: 2021-06-24 · published 2021-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46471-low-river-levels-are-affecting-recreational-boating-wqad-com
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Dredging keeps barge channels open, so the operational impact on grain freight is modest, though low water adds some cost and scheduling risk for barge movements.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wqad.com: https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/as-seen-on-tv/low-river-levels-are-affecting-recreational-boating-but-not-barge-travel-channels/526-bcd71f87-5e01-42fb-9735-3cf36d86034f

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