People walk along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 

People walk along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 

People sit along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 

People walk along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 

People walk along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People walk along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 

People walk along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 

People sit along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 

People walk along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 

People walk along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 

People sit along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 

People walk along the banks of the Mississippi River, which has seen record low water levels, in Grand Tower, Illinois, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein 

Barges make their way down the Mississippi River, where the water levels have reached historically record lows in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht 

Barges make their way down the Mississippi River, where the water levels have reached historically record lows in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht 

Barges make their way down the Mississippi River, where the water levels have reached historically record lows in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht 

People stand by the Mississippi River, where the water levels have reached historically record lows in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht 

Barges make their way down the Mississippi River, where the water levels have reached historically record lows in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht 

Barges make their way down the Mississippi River, where the water levels have reached historically record lows in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht 

Barges make their way up the Mississippi River, where the water levels have reached historically record lows in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht 

People walk by the Mississippi River, where the water levels have reached historically record lows in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht 

Barges make their way down the Mississippi River, where the water levels have reached historically record lows in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., October 23, 2022. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A general view of Jackson Mississippi along the Pearl river is seen as the city is to go without reliable drinking water indefinitely after pumps at the water treatment plant failed, leading to the emergency distribution of bottled water and tanker trucks for 180,000 people, in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Costumed people gather and sing near the Mississippi River during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Cherry 

A person wearing a Mardi Gras costume sits near the Mississippi River during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Jon Cherry 

An icy Mississippi River is seen as extreme cold hits St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant 

A barge in an icy Mississippi River is seen as extreme cold hits St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant 

A view of Mississippi River at sunset during a blackout in the city after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello 

Crosses lay in a marsh below a rainbow sky along the Mississippi River outside of Friars Point, Mississippi, U.S., August 13, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

Protest signage on display on a bridge over the Mississippi River, one body of water the Line 3 pipeline will cross following a series of demonstrations in protest of the Line 3 pipeline, built by Enbridge Energy, in Solway, Minnesota, U.S., June 8, 2021. Picture taken June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi 

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg tours the closed Hernando De Soto bridge which carries Interstate 40 across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. June 3, 2021. The bridge has been shut down, halting traffic on the thoroughfare since May 11, 2021 after a fracture was discovered. Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg tours the closed Hernando De Soto bridge which carries Interstate 40 across the Mississippi River between West Memphis, Arkansas, and Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. June 3, 2021. The bridge has been shut down, halting traffic on the thoroughfare since May 11, 2021 after a fracture was discovered. Joe Rondone/The Commercial Appeal/Pool via REUTERS 

The sun sets on a frozen Mississippi River during cold weather in Alton, Illinois, U.S. February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant 

The Alton Bridge is seen in the background of a frozen Mississippi River during cold weather in Alton, Illinois , U.S. February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant 

A barge plows through a frozen Mississippi River during cold weather in Alton, Illinois , U.S. February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant 

The Gateway Arch is seen across from snow covered banks of the Mississippi River during cold weather in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant 

The Gateway Arch is seen across from snow covered banks of the Mississippi River during cold weather in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant 

Suzanne and Christopher Powell, of Mississippi, push their dogs Pink Tuni Powell and Floyd Woofington Powell in a stroller on the river walk in Savannah, Georgia, U.S., December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage 

Boats make their way along the Mississippi river as Saturday the 29th marks the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

Boats make their way along the Mississippi river as Saturday the 29th marks the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A man wearing a face mask waves as he walks long the banks of the Mississippi river as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in New Orleans, Louisiana U.S., April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Jesse Baum walks her dog in the Bywater neighborhood near the Mississippi river where the Carnival Valor cruise ship has been docked in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), April 12, 2020. According to a Carnival Cruise Line representative, while some crew members were bussed to the airport and flew home on April 8, others are still on the ship have either been held up by travel restrictions, have tested positive for COVID-19 or are exhibiting signs of the flu, and therefore will not be allowed to leave the ship until they are healthy. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn? 

A man plays the bag pipes at dawn at the Mississippi river on Easter Sunday in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn 

Cruise ships are pictured on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman 

A cruise ship is pictured on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman 

A power plant is seen by the Mississippi River in Muscatine, Iowa, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

A power plant is seen by the Mississippi River as a local resident arrives at a campaign event for Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden in Muscatine, Iowa, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks as the Mississippi river is seen reflected in a window during a campaign event in Muscatine, Iowa, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks as the Mississippi river is seen reflected in a window during a campaign event in Muscatine, Iowa, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

A ship parked on the Mississippi River is pictured behind a house during Hurricane Barry in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, U.S. July 14, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman 

A view of downtown New Orleans pictured with the Mississippi River as Tropical Storm Barry approaches land in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman 

Tropical Storm Barry was forecast to bring a coastal storm surge into the mouth of the lower Mississippi River that winds through the heart of New Orleans, pushing its crest to 19 feet on Saturday. 

A view of the Mississippi River as Tropical Storm Barry approaches land in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. July 12, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman 

A flood gate for the Mississippi River is seen closed in the French Quarter as Tropical Storm Barry approaches land in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. July 12, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman 

A view of downtown New Orleans pictured with the Mississippi River as Tropical Storm Barry approaches land in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman 

Neil Priggel, 47, is seen on the Mississippi River dock at the Magnitude 7 Metals LLC aluminium smelter which is reopening and taking on hundreds of local workers in New Madrid, Missouri, U.S., May 3, 2018. Picture taken May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht 

A barge passes the Mississippi River dock at the Magnitude 7 Metals LLC aluminium smelter which is reopening and taking on hundreds of local workers in New Madrid, Missouri, U.S., May 3, 2018. Picture taken May 3, 2018. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht 

Children are seen in silhouette riding a tricycle along the Mississippi River Park at sunset in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S., March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton 

A boarded up house sits next to an occupied home on the Ohio River in Cairo, Illinois, U.S., September 19, 2017. Cairo sits at the end of the Ohio River, where it flows into the Mississippi River. Photograph taken at N37°00.097' W89°10.180'. Photograph taken Sept. 19, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

3A van sits in front of boarded up buildings on the Ohio River in Cairo, Illinois, U.S., September 19, 2017. Cairo sits at the end of the Ohio River, where it flows into the Mississippi River. Photograph taken at N37°00.027' W89°09.937'. Photograph taken September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder 

A sign on the flood wall along the Ohio River welcomes visitors to Cairo, Illinois, U.S., September 19, 2017. Cairo sits at the end of the Ohio River, where it flows into the Mississippi River. Photograph taken at N37°00.273' W89°10.147'. Photograph taken Sept. 19, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder