Cumberland River – Ohio River junction just past Paducah, KY anchorage. Wed. Oct 19

Posted on October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 by Blue Yonder

Sunrise this morning from our anchorage. Cairo, IL and the Ohio & Mississippi Rivers’ junction ahead. We turned upstream to the Ohio.

Many barges parked along the sides of the Ohio River.

Barges everywhere. The Ohio River is wide here.

Low water causing more barges to run aground and wait days to pass shallow areas.

Sand passing through the hose onto the sides.

Locked through the Olmsted Lock 10′ rise, with 2 other pleasure crafts. Two big chambers so we did not wait long. 110′ by 1200′ .

Big sign so we don’ t go on the dam side.

Paducah, KY was our destination tonight, but the water was so low on the inside dock, we continued to an anchorage. Planning to lock through Barkley or Kentucky Locks tomorrow as we keep heading southbound.

4 Replies to “Cumberland River – Ohio River junction just past Paducah, KY anchorage. Wed. Oct 19”

Janet Hancock says:

October 20, 2022 at 12:08 am

Have missed seeing your post. Very nice! Love ya’ll! 😊

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1. Blue Yonder says:
  
  October 20, 2022 at 8:08 pm
  
  Thanks, Janet. We are making our way!
  
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Kelsi says:

October 20, 2022 at 4:51 am

Every day is an adventure! Now having to navigate the historic low water levels!

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1. Blue Yonder says:
  
  October 20, 2022 at 8:02 pm
  
  Yes, Always a new adventure event daily. That’s the challenge of the Loop. 🙂
  
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