Last month, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) completed a restoration project to prevent potential big fish ...

Snowmelt, the single biggest predictor of the river's spring flood risk, won't play a big role this year as there wasn't much snow to begin with across the river basin.

Six ferry lines operate in Wisconsin, from the Badger and Lake Express on Lake Michigan to the Merrimac Ferry on the Wisconsin River.

A key Mississippi River crossing between Iowa and Wisconsin is set to close this fall as part of a major infrastructure ...

A very wet winter that brought spring flooding along the upper Mississippi River in Minnesota is now taking its toll downstream in Wisconsin and Iowa. In some communities, the flooding is among ...

The bridge, which links Lansing, Iowa, to Wisconsin's Crawford County, is the only way for vehicles to cross the river between Prairie du Chien and La Crosse.

Mississippi River tributaries: Where does the Wisconsin River connect to the Mississippi? The Wisconsin River — the state's longest river — meets the Mississippi near Prairie du Chien.

From Other Nonprofit Media On the Wisconsin-Iowa border, the Mississippi River is eroding sacred Indigenous mounds The Effigy Mounds are one of the densest collections still existing in North America.

Q: What can Wisconsin residents learn from the Mississippi River? Rivers are an eternal reminder that everything is connected, and the Mississippi is a powerful example of that.

The Mississippi River at Burlington was above flood stage by Sunday night and is expected to reach more than four feet above food stage by Friday. Matt Wilson, a hydrologist with the National ...

Floodplain forests play a pivotal role in the river ecosystem — creating wildlife habitat, improving water quality, storing carbon and slowing flooding. But they’re disappearing.