The Mississippi River moves more than half of all US grain exports, but industry estimates cited by the federal government show the drought has reduced the flow of goods by about 45%.

Low water levels from drought conditions have led to the discovery of a centuries-old ship.

Down a gravel road partially overgrown with grass, obscured by a line of trees and across from a sandy bank, another ship wreck has emerged from the low waters of the Mississippi River this fall ...

A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, resident hunting for artifacts in the Mississippi River was amazed to find the wreck of a 19th-century ship in the drought-stricken waterway, CNN affiliate WBRZ reports ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, resident hunting for artifacts in the Mississippi River was amazed to find the wreck of a 19th-century ship in the drought-stricken waterway, CNN ...

A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, resident hunting for artifacts in the Mississippi River was amazed to find the wreck of a 19th-century ship in the drought-stricken waterway, CNN affiliate WBRZ reports ...

A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, resident hunting for artifacts in the Mississippi River was amazed to find the wreck of a 19th-century ship in the drought-stricken waterway, CNN affiliate WBRZ ...

Viking cruise ship can't finish voyage because Mississippi River is too low "For the most part, there are not good documents on boat building, especially once you get back into the area of wooden ...

Severe drought across the Midwest has shrunk the Mississippi to record lows, with more than 40 river gauges in the river basin reporting low water levels, according to data from the National ...

Viking cruise ship can't finish voyage because Mississippi River is too low "For the most part, there are not good documents on boat building, especially once you get back into the area of wooden ...

Viking cruise ship can't finish voyage because Mississippi River is too low "For the most part, there are not good documents on boat building, especially once you get back into the area of wooden ...

Severe drought across the Midwest has shrunk the Mississippi to record lows, with more than 40 river gauges in the river basin reporting low water levels, according to data from the National ...