Table 1-21 Geographic Distribution of U.S. Waterway Facilities,a
2000
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Commercial facilities |
1,489 |
607 |
1,333 |
1,003 |
1,257 |
499 |
611 |
143 |
2,367 |
4,690 |
4,619 |
9,309 |
Cargo |
810 |
225 |
808 |
438 |
624 |
210 |
393 |
70 |
1,676 |
2,635 |
2,619 |
5,254 |
Service |
498 |
288 |
451 |
489 |
544 |
255 |
167 |
59 |
455 |
1,660 |
1,546 |
3,206 |
Unused |
181 |
94 |
74 |
76 |
89 |
34 |
51 |
14 |
236 |
395 |
454 |
849 |
Lock sitesb |
0 |
14 |
1 |
44 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
20 |
137 |
6 |
224 |
230 |
Lock chambersb |
0 |
14 |
1 |
44 |
3 |
13 |
6 |
20 |
175 |
10 |
266 |
276 |
aWaterways deeper than 12 feet (except for the 14-15 foot portions
of the Columbia and Snake rivers) are classified as deep draft.
bLocks owned and/or operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
in 1999.
SOURCE: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navigation Data Center Fact Card, available
at http://www.wrsc.usace.army.mil/ndc/factcard.htm
as of December 2001.
- There are 9,309 commercial waterway facilities in the United States. Of
these, 4,690 (about half) are considered deep-draft and 4,619 (the other half)
are considered shallow-draft facilities.
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