Low water restricting Arkansas River barge traffic

October 18, 2023 at 4:04 a.m.

by Cristina LaRue

A barge carrying a load of cargo heads toward downtown Little Rock along the Arkansas River on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Colin Murphey)
A barge carrying a load of cargo heads toward downtown Little Rock along the Arkansas River on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Colin Murphey)


Barges on the Arkansas River system are facing draft restrictions that are limiting access because of historically low water in the Mississippi River below the Montgomery Point Lock and Dam in Desha County.

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