Office of External Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard

Date: July 22, 2008

Contact:  PA3 Jaclyn Young
(618) 225-9008

COAST GUARD ISSUES RIVER RESTRICTIONS

PADUCAH, Ky. - Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley has issued river restrictions for portions of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers today due low water levels.

Sector Ohio Valley is permitting oneway vessel traffic from mile marker 925 to 932, near Lock and Dam 52, on the Ohio River with a 9-foot draft restriction. 

A 6-foot draft restriction has been put in place from mile marker 0 to mile marker 3 on the Tennessee River here. 

The Coast Guard is working with Industry and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ensure safety on the waterways.

For more information on river restrictions please contact the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit in Paducah, at
(270) 442-1621.

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