September Vessel Passage Report

Commercial vessel passages on the Saginaw River for the month of September totaled 23. This is equal to the number of passages for the same month last year and down eight passages compared to the 5-year average. Looking at the year to date, there have been 119 passages in 2009. This is 36 fewer passages as compared to the same time period in 2008, and 68 fewer passages as compared to the 5-year average of 187.