Greenville, MS, is 50 miles to the north and Vicksburg, MS, is 50 miles to the south. Liquid fertilizer barges are usually 50 X 290 feet with 9 feet draft and carrying 3,000 tons. Approximately 234 barges are served in an average year. The water depth is normally 12 feet plus, with 44 days in the last seven years having less than 12 feet draft in September and October, 1991. The general cargo dock and ramp have a 75 ton crawler crane with a 4 cubic yard clamshell bucket for loading and unloading.
Rail tracks extend to the end of the dock for direct river to rail service.
Eight to ten hours are needed to unload a barge at the dock or ramp. It takes approximately 5 minutes to load a truck from the storage pad and 15-20 minutes to load a rail car. Annual river throughput averages 350,000 tons with total annual throughput of 530,000 tons. Three acres of flood free auxiliary area are nearby. Three acres of flood prone land lies adjacent to the fertilizer warehouse and is used to store lime and rock.