ITCS Memo# 2450 - HIGH WATER CONDITIONS ON THE ILR

To: RIAC
From: IRCA Chairman
Date: 12/15/06
Subject: HIGH WATER CONDITIONS ON THE ILR
ITCS Memo # 2450

SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ISSUES THE FOLLOWING SAFETY ADVISORY:
DUE TO HIGH WATER CONDITIONS ON THE ILR, THE U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN CONJUNCTION WITH IRCA AND THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAVE ISSUED THE FOLLOWING SAFETY ADVISORY:
A. THE FOLLOWING THREE ZONES ARE AT THE HIGH WATER WATCH STAGE OF THE IL WAP: MILE 200.0 TO 230.9 (LASALLE), MILE 102.0 TO 129.0 (HAVANA), AND MILE 80.0 TO 101.9 (BEARDSTOWN).
B. ALL TOWING VESSELS SHOULD PROCEED AT THE SLOWEST SAFE OPERATING SPEED BASED UPON PREVAILING CONDITIONS IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE WAKE DAMAGE.
C. DUE TO HIGH RIVER LEVELS ON THE ILR, DRIFT OF DEBRIS MAY BE AN ISSUE. AS A RESULT, COTP UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER REMINDS ALL MARINERS TO USE EXTRA CAUTION.