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VICKSBURG, MS
Section Included: From Mississippi River mile 437 AHP on left descending bank in a northerly direction, a channel 14,500 feet long by 150 feet wide in
the Yazoo Diversion Canal, thence a dredged entrance channel 4,800 feet long and 150 feet wide, transitioning into a 300-foot wide dredged slack
water harbor and turning basin 10,700 feet long. All channels are maintained to a 9-foot depth at low water.
Comparative Statement of Traffic (thousand short tons)
Year Total Year Total Year Total Year Total
1994 5,108 1997 5,627 2000 4,973 2003 3,709
1995 5,128 1998 5,825 2001 4,740
1996 4,728 1999 6,093 2002 4,237
Freight Traffic, 2003 (thousand short tons)
Commodity Grand Total
Internal
Receipts Shipments Intraport
Total, all commodities 3,709 2,802 805 102
Total petroleum and petroleum products 2,198 1,476 620 102
Subtotal crude petroleum 929 897 32 —-
2100 crude petroleum 929 897 32 —-
Subtotal petroleum products 1,269 578 588 102
2211 gasoline 261 261 —- 0
2330 distillate fuel oil 295 135 58 102
2340 residual fuel oil 56 10 45 —-
2350 lube oil & greases 308 89 219 —-
2429 naphtha & solvents 40 —- 40 —-
2430 asphalt, tar & pitch 303 82 221 —-
2540 petroleum coke 6 —- 6 —-
Total chemicals and related products 193 141 52 —-
Subtotal fertilizers 166 114 52 —-
3110 nitrogenous fert. 113 65 49 —-
3120 phosphatic fert. 6 3 3 —-
3130 potassic fert. 25 25 —- —-
3190 fert. & mixes nec 21 21 —- —-
Subtotal other chemicals and related products 28 28 —- —-
3274 sodium hydroxide 23 23 —- —-
3276 metallic salts 4 4 —- —-
Total crude materials, inedible except fuels 745 737 9 —-
Subtotal forest products, wood and chips 238 238 —- —-
4170 wood in the rough 238 238 —- —-
Subtotal soil, sand, gravel, rock and stone 496 496 —- —-
4322 limestone 219 219 —- —-
4331 sand & gravel 249 249 —- —-
4335 waterway improv. mat 28 28 —- —-
Subtotal iron ore and scrap 0 —- 0 —-
4420 iron & steel scrap 0 —- 0 —-
Subtotal non-ferrous ores and scrap 7 —- 7 —-
4690 non-ferrous ores nec 7 —- 7 —-
Subtotal slag 2 2 —- —-
4860 slag 2 2 —- —-
Subtotal other non-metal. min. 3 2 2 —-
4900 non-metal. min. nec 3 2 2 —-
Total primary manufactured goods 312 280 32 —-
Subtotal paper products 25 —- 25 —-
5110 newsprint 17 —- 17 —-
5120 paper & paperboard 8 —- 8 —-
Subtotal lime, cement and glass 244 244 —- —-
5210 lime 172 172 —- —-
5220 cement & concrete 72 72 —- —-
Subtotal primary iron and steel products 25 25 —- —-
5330 i&s plates & sheets 16 16 —- —-
5390 primary i&s nec 9 9 —- —-
Subtotal primary non-ferrous metal products 14 11 3 —-
5422 aluminum 11 11 —- —-
5480 fab. metal products 3 —- 3 —-
Subtotal primary wood products 5 —- 5 —-
5540 primary wood prod. 5 —- 5 —-
Total food and farm products 260 168 92 —-
Subtotal grain 155 122 33 —-
6241 wheat 3 —- 3 —-
6344 corn 148 122 26 —-
6447 sorghum grains 4 —- 4 —-
Subtotal oilseeds 59 2 57 —-
6522 soybeans 55 2 53 —-
6590 oilseeds nec 4 —- 4 —-
Subtotal processed grain and animal feed 46 44 2 —-
6782 animal feed, prep. 46 44 2 —-
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS VICKSBURG, MS DISTRICT 3