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Originally Posted by O C Diver
Rich, I wrote that you were on the Mississippi less than 100 miles. Said nothing about any other rivers.
In 2017 I did the Loop leaving Chicago around Labor day and arriving in Mobile in late October. During that time period most of the rivers had substantially reduced water levels and flows. The only rivers with 2 knots or greater flow were the short stretch of the Mississippi and the Ohio. Illinois was below a knot. I know this is unusual, but it does happen.
Ted
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As I said, I was on the Mississippi for over 200 miles from the Ohio to the Illinois. and your mileage estimate was in error there. Not a big deal when going down current, but a whole 'nother ball of wax going uphill slowly in the normal flow. The Illinois was added for illustration about the total of over 550 miles of potential adverse current travel when headed north and how in a slow boat under normal conditions it is a slow agonizing and perilous slog.