The Mississippi River is drying up. See what it looks like from Minnesota to Louisiana. As the riverbed dries out, hidden treasures, such as sunken ships, are being found.

The lack of rainfall in recent weeks has left the Mississippi River approaching record low levels in areas from Missouri south through Louisiana, disrupting barge and other traffic along the river ...

Barges are cutting their cargo, engineers are emergency dredging, and sea water is pushing its way up a historically low Mississippi River.

A century-old shipwreck turns up amid the Mississippi's record low levels, as supply chain issues are threatened.

For now, including bridges connecting to and from Mississippi, there are 11 bridges across the Mississippi in Louisiana — and eight bridges crossing the river in Louisiana alone.

Climate Change Photos Show the Mississippi River Drying Up The crucial river is shrinking amid drought, disrupting boat traffic and harming water quality in nearby communities.

Satellite images show how drought has dried the banks of the Mississippi River, exposed new land, and made a walkway to an island.

The Mississippi River was at historically low levels from Illinois to Louisiana this week, and many of these gauges will continue to see decreasing water levels as the forecast remains stubbornly dry.

— The Mississippi River flows from Minnesota all the way down to Louisiana, but the National Weather Service of the Quad Cities only measures river levels from McGregor, Iowa to Canton, Missouri.

A body was found floating in the Mississippi River, Missouri deputies said. They believe it had been there for days. Photo by the Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office This story contains ...