# Progress continues on damaged Lower Missouri River Navigation Channel > Kansas City District > News Releases

> The Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is repairing damaged river training structures on the Lower Missouri River after nearly three years of high water. Officials said 50-75% of about 7,000 structures were damaged, causing navigation restrictions as river levels returned to normal. Emergency dredging and repair work are underway to restore the nine-foot channel depth.

- Date: 2020-09-22 · published 2020-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51305-progress-continues-on-damaged-lower-missouri-river-navigation-channel-kansas
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Navigation restrictions on the Lower Missouri raise barge costs and limit capacity for grain moving from Kansas and Missouri elevators, which can widen Midwest basis and lift freight costs for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-12-02 | [2019 navigation season wraps up > St. Paul District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55477-2019-navigation-season-wraps-up-st-paul-district-news-releases.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2021-07-03 | [Missouri River navigation support; full-length season, reduced service levels \| DRGNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46260-missouri-river-navigation-support-full-length-season-reduced-service-levels.md) | -3.1% | -11.0% |
| CORN | 2023-06-28 | [Corps of Engineers forecasts full river navigation season \| Jefferson City News Tribune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35678-corps-of-engineers-forecasts-full-river-navigation-season-jefferson-city-news.md) | -7.6% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2018-04-25 | [Damaged lock forces closure of Mississippi River in Illinois – Professional Mariner](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65675-damaged-lock-forces-closure-of-mississippi-river-in-illinois-professional.md) | +2.4% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2023-02-13 | [A shorter navigation season expected for MO River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37496-a-shorter-navigation-season-expected-for-mo-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.3% | -6.3% |

## Sources

- nwk.usace.army.mil: https://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/2349828/progress-continues-on-damaged-lower-missouri-river-navigation-channel/

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