ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The U.S. Coast Guard has closed much of the Mississippi River to small boats beginning just upstream from Winona and downriver. High water has pulled many buoys off station, plus the river is loaded with excess debris, the Coast Guard said: “Recreational vessels are prohibited from entering these areas.” Closed:
> Pool 5A: Upstream from Fountain City.
> Pool 6: Upstream from Trempealeau.
> Pool 10: Upstream from Guttenberg.
> Pool 11: Upstream from Dubuque.
> Pool 12: Upstream Bellevue.
> Pool 13: Upstream from Fulton.
> Pool 14: Upstream from LeClaire.
> Pool 15: Upstream from Rock Island.
> Pool 16: Upstream from Muscatine.
> Pool 17: Upstream from Ne Boston.
> Pool 18: Upstream from Gladstone
> Pool 20: Upstream from Canton.
> Pools 28 and 29: Upstream from St. Louis.