Upper and Lower Saint Anthony Falls lock and dam statistics released for the 2008 navigation season
2008-089; Dec. 23, 2008
SAINT PAUL, MINN. – Exactly 3,368 vessels and 942,300 tons of cargo passed through Upper Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and 2,630 vessels and 926,600 tons of cargo passed through Lower Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, both located in Minneapolis, during the 2008 navigation season from April 11-Nov. 30.
The MV Becky Sue was the last tow to pass through these locks Nov. 30.
These numbers mark an increase in traffic and a decrease in tonnage since 2007.
Of the Upper Saint Anthony Falls vessels, 1,627 were commercial, 1,645 were recreational and 96 were of the other category, such as government watercraft.
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During the 2007 navigation season, 2,596 craft passed through Upper St. Anthony Falls – 1,361 of them commercial, 1,213 of them recreational and 22 others, and the amount of commodities transported through it was 998,770 tons.
Of the Lower Saint Anthony Falls vessels, 999 were commercial, 1,582 were recreational and 49 were of the other category.
During the 2007 navigation season, 2,070 craft passed through Lower St. Anthony Falls – 903 of them commercial, 1,114 of them recreational and 23 other, and the amount of commodities transported through it was 1,315,770 tons.
Navigation statistics fluctuate from year to year, depending on the weather, the flows and the length of the navigation season.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, serves the American public in the areas of environmental enhancement, navigation, flood damage reduction, water and wetlands regulation, recreation sites and disaster response. It contributes around $126 million to the five-state district economy. The more than 625 employees work at more than 40 sites in five upper-Midwest states. For more information, see www.mvp.usace.army.mil.
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