"run-of-river" dams to provide easier access for barges. See this comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25540540 https://news.ycombinator.com/ite

"run-of-river" dams to provide easier access for barges. See this comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25540540 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25540540 So the question is are we okay with converting barge traffic to rail traffic? Probably. That's the way things are transported across the rest of the country.