The 2,340-mile-long Mississippi River is so low from hot, dry weather just a few months after severe floods helped replenish it from critically low water levels last year. A drought has heightened ...

The river fell to a new record low of -10.81 feet in Memphis, Tennessee, early Saturday morning, with gauges across much of the South and Midwest also reporting historically low water levels.

Water levels have been dropping in the lower Mississippi since mid-July, federal data shows, reaching nearly 8 feet below the historic average in Memphis on September 12. In October 2023, water ...

Water levels in the Lower Mississippi River have dipped unusually low for a third year in a row, restricting how much grain can be transported downstream as harvest season gets underway.If levels ...

Mississippi River levels at Chester, Illinois, dipped below 1.5 feet early Sunday morning, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Water Prediction Service.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is keeping an eye on the Mississippi River as water levels have begun to reach low water impact stages.The lack of rain is starting to show effects in Mississippi.

River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river levels are driving up transportation costs for Midwest farmers.

MEMPHIS, Tenn — Experts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District say for the third consecutive year, the Mississippi River is experiencing low water levels. The river is about four ...

A sign indicates low water levels for the Illinois River at the William G. Stratton State Park in Morris on Sept. 20, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune) Water levels on the Mississippi River are ...

Levels on the Mississippi River are low enough to give you the chance to walk out to one of Missouri's most well-known river landmarks By Ahmad Lathan Published : Oct. 17, 2024 at 7:19 PM CDT ...

River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river levels are driving up transportation costs for Midwest farmers.

When water levels are too low along the Mississippi River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pulls material out of the river to make room for barges to pass through safely. It’s a process called ...