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Volume of Commodity Flows via Barge (2010)

Illinois River  

 • Grain: 24 million tons (20%)

 • Coal: 13 million tons (11%)

 • Petroleum: 19 million tons (16%)

Mississippi River  

 • Grain: 236 million tons (48%)

 • Coal: 51 million tons (10%)

 • Petroleum: 19 million tons (4%)

Ohio River 

 • Grain: 49 million tons (5%)

 • Coal: 614 million tons (59%)

 • Petroleum: 58 million tons (6%)

Source: America’s Locks and Dams: A Ticking Time Bomb for Agriculture? - http://www.soytransportation.org/newsroom/LocksDamsFinalReport.pdf

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