Saginaw River Report - September 2022

There were a total of 24 commercial vessel passages on the Saginaw River for the month of September 2022, with 11 different docks receiving 27 separate deliveries of product, accounting for split cargos delivered to multiple docks.  This represents 7 more passages than in September 2021, and is higher than the 5-year average of 22, the 10-year average of 20 and the 15-year average for September at 19 passages.

For the total number of commercial vessel passages for the year-to-date, the number is 130.  This number represents an increase of 7 passages based on the total from last year at this point.  Looking at the long term averages, it is also an increase compared to the 5-year average of 125 passages, 10-year average of 108 passages, and the 15-year average of 109 passages.