ITCS Memo# 2467 - High water Watch phase on ILR Mile 50 .0

To: RIAC
From: IRCA Chairman
Date: 1/29/07
Subject: High water Watch phase on ILR Mile 50 .0 - 90.0
ITCS Memo # 2467

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. ILR MILE 50.0 TO 90.0 IS AT THE HIGH WATER STAGE OF THE IL WAP.
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 AND FLOATING ICE MAY BE AN ISSUE. COTP UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER REMINDS ALL MARINERS TO USE EXTRA CAUTION AND TO BE ESPECIALLY VIGILANT DURING ALL BRIDGE APPROACHES IN THIS ZONE DUE TO SWIFT CURRENTS.