<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0F60NY_0uItRVRC00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0F60NY_0uItRVRC00" width="1600" height="900" ><figcaption>FILE — The United State Coast Guard reopened the Missouri River to traffic. (Gabriel Ostler)</figcaption></figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened traffic on the Missouri River in the Show-Me State after briefly shutting it down due to high water levels and levee conditions.The Missouri State Highway Patrol warned boaters to remain alert on the water. “Dislodged debris in the river can create navigational hazards for boaters and the current makes maneuvering a vessel especially difficult,” the Highway Patrol posted on social media.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🛟Update: Missouri River Reopened🛟 The U.S. Coast Guard <a href="https://twitter.com/USCGAux?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USCGAux</a> has reopened the Missouri River, but please remain alert on the water. Dislodged debris in the river can create navigational hazards for boaters and the current makes maneuvering a vessel especially difficult. <a href="https://t.co/ZGSJOKHo2b">pic.twitter.com/ZGSJOKHo2b</a>— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) <a href="https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF/status/1810032255298859016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2024</a><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);"></blockquote>The Coast Guard initially put a “safety zone” in effect from mile marker 22 – in St. Charles – to mile marker 366 in Kansas City, and it was to be in effect until July 10.When water levels rise, the Missouri State Highway Patrol warns they can pose an extreme risk to boaters. One major threat is debris.“When water goes up, it kind of flushes down a lot of things that were on the riverbanks or nearby – trees, limbs, that kind of stuff – and it puts it in the water,” said Corporal Clay Moeller of the Missouri Highway Patrol. “You’ll have submerged items that you won’t necessarily see. In the Missouri River, you’ll see trees that are 30 or 40 feet long.”</div></body>

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Coast Guard reopens Missouri River, boaters cautioned to ‘stay alert’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened traffic on the Missouri River in the Show-Me State after briefly shutting it down due to high water levels and levee conditions. The Missouri State Highway Patrol warned boaters to remain alert on the water. “Dislodged debris in the...