Newsweek has mapped out the the five American lakes with the fastest-declining water levels.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Water levels on portions of the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers have dropped low enough to significantly hinder shipping across ...

Compared to the long-term average water level for today, all of the Great Lakes are lower than average. Lakes Michigan and ...

Water levels in parts of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers are likely to reach critically low stages soon, forcing shippers to light-load harvest-season grain barges for the fourth year in a row.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three of the Great Lakes are below their long-term averages through July, according to recent data, but the lower lakes, Erie and ...