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Water flows through a watershed. Freight moves through an operating system.

Most people look at a river and see scenery. Maybe recreation. Maybe a flood risk. People who work in grain, fertilizer, fuel, steel, or export logistics see something else: a freight system.

A reference for the America’s Working Waterways series Every post in this series uses the same working vocabulary. Rather than re-explain terms post by post, this page collects them in one place — grouped by category, so you can find what you need without hunting through an alphabetical list. Link back here anytime a term needs more than a one-line definition. One editorial rule the whole series follows: every figure states its unit — bushels, short tons, metric tonnes, barge loads, or vessel...