First tow traverses Lake Pepin just before official start of spring
On March 19, the Motor Vessel R. Clayton McWhorter, originating from the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois and pushing 12 barges en route to St. Paul was locked through Lock and Dam 3, near Welch, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The tow is the first vessel of the 2021 navigation season to pass through Lake Pepin. Located between the Minnesota cities of Red Wing and Wabasha, Lake Pepin is the last major barrier for vessels reaching the head of the navigation channel in St. Paul.
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