Drought-like conditions turn Tower Rock into tourist destination
As river levels on the Mississippi River continue to drop, a typically isolated rock formation 100 miles south of St. Louis is turning into a tourist destination.
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As river levels on the Mississippi River continue to drop, a typically isolated rock formation 100 miles south of St. Louis is turning into a tourist destination.
Photos and satellite imagery from the central United States show how the region's worst drought in at least a decade has pushed the Mississippi River and its tributaries to drop
Water levels on the drought-stricken Lower Mississippi continue to drop, setting new low-water records and reducing commercial barge freight capacity...
Near record low water levels are making it possible for people to walk to Tower Rock, an attraction normally surrounded by the Mississippi River and only accessible by boat in Perry County, Missouri. (Oct. 20) (AP Video/Jeff Roberson)
People from all over the region have been taking advantage of the low water levels to see a Mississippi River landmark.