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Drought closes 11 miles of Mississippi River

Nearly 100 boats and barges were waiting for passage Monday along an 11-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that has been closed due to low water levels, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

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Drought closes 11 miles of Mississippi River

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  1. The 350-foot U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Dredge Hurley works to clear a navigation channel on the Mississippi River on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 near Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

  2. Water gets churned up at the end of a dredging pipeline connected to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' dredge on the Mississippi River on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 near Memphis, Tenn. Sand that is removed from the river bottom is spit out the end of the pipeline so it can be deposited on the riverbank. The Mississippi River from Illinois to Louisiana has seen water levels plummet due to drought conditions in the past three months. Near Memphis, the river level was more than 12 feet lower than normal for this time of year. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

  3. Frank Segree, captain of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Dredge Hurley, points as he talks to reporters about dredging operations on the Mississippi River on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 near Memphis, Tenn. The Mississippi River from Illinois to Louisiana has seen water levels plummet due to drought conditions in the past three months. Near Memphis, the river level was more than 12 feet lower than normal for this time of year. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

  4. A winch and a crane keep a dredging apparatus steady as it sucks up sand from the bottom of a navigation channel on the Mississippi River on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 near Memphis, Tenn. The Mississippi River from Illinois to Louisiana has seen water levels plummet due to drought conditions in the past three months. Near Memphis, the river level was more than 12 feet lower than normal for this time of year. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

  5. Water gets churned up at the end of a dredging pipeline connected to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' dredge on the Mississippi River on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012 near Memphis, Tenn. Sand that is removed from the river bottom is spit out the end of the pipeline so it can be deposited on the riverbank. The Mississippi River from Illinois to Louisiana has seen water levels plummet due to drought conditions in the past three months. Near Memphis, the river level was more than 12 feet lower than normal for this time of year. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

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