Barge Siting !!!!

Barge siting on Pool 17 !!!! 3Lunds actually spotted 3 Tows

headed up stream. THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Barge season officially opens Monday 3/11/02

Gofish

This is from the WCCO website:

Towboats Poised To Move Up Mississippi

Boats Expected To Roam Upriver Next Week

Posted: 3:10 p.m. CST March 6, 2002

Here’s another sign of spring: The first towboats of the season should be heading up the Mississippi River starting next week. That’s the word from Mark Beseler, the lockmaster at Lock and Dam 5A south of Fountain City, Wis. Beseler said the only thing stopping them now is a repair project at Lock Number 12 located at Belleview, Iowa. Those locks have been dewatered all winter and are due to be reopened for traffic Monday.

Several towboats are waiting below Lock 12 and ready to proceed up river.

They should have no problem until they reach Lake Pepin, if they are going that far north.

The lake has about 5 to 6 inches of solid ice at two or three locations.

Talked to the lock this morning and more than likely they should go through #9 by Wed.There goes the river!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Len