# How the Kaskaskia lock & dam kept going during the worst of the flood

> The Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam on the Kaskaskia River used creative operating measures to stay open longer during record Mississippi flooding this spring and summer. The Kaskaskia moves about 1.5 million tons of cargo annually, including grain outbound.

- Date: 2019-09-10 · published 2019-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57253-how-the-kaskaskia-lock-and-dam-kept-going-during-the-worst-of-the-flood
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Keeping the lock open limited disruption to regional grain movements during the flood, easing pressure on barge and rail alternatives and local basis.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- dailyregister.com: https://www.dailyregister.com/20190910/news/how-the-kaskaskia-lock-dam-kept-going-during-the-worst-of-the-flood/

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