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Record low water levels are making it all but impossible for barge traffic to move foreign-bound produce out to sea. cbs's ben tracy has that story. >> this used to be an island in the middle of the mississippi river, reachable only by boat. now you can walk to what's known as tower rock. months of below normal rainfall have sent the river to record low levels, creating chaos for barge traffic. >> we haven't seen these levels for about three decades. >> paul roadie represents the towing and shipping industry. barges are being slowed and stranded at the worst possible time. just as farmers are ...

By MICHAEL PHILLIS, JIM SALTER and JEFF ROBERSON Associated Press ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (AP) - Adam Thom...

Nearly the entire stretch of the Mississippi River has experienced below average rainfall over the past two months, reducing water levels on the river to near record lows

About 60% of the Midwest and northern Great Plain states are in a drought. Nearly the entire stretch of the Mississippi River -- from Minnesota to the river's mouth in Louisiana -- has experienced...

Near-record low water levels on US river are affecting key commercial activities, such as shipping and farming.