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Old 07-14-2015, 06:04 PM   #48
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Been through them many times with 1,000 feet of barges and never, ever felt comfortable doing it. The are facing at a 45 degree angle to the river and the river can flow with a 4-5 mile current more if its raining up north. Furthermore you usually have a tidal thing going for and/or against you at the gates themselves. The river width is probably 1,400 feet. It makes for a difficult turn crossing the river. Probably not too bad with a boat without tow but the pucker factor is there.
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