A geologist's vibrant maps reveal how the Mississippi River has wandered across its valley, making it look like a colorful, winding serpent. These maps, created by Harold Fisk in 1944, document the ...

The vast Mississippi River—the second longest river in North America—swirls through a number of U.S. states and has been swelling in recent weeks. That may continue, experts say.

Four levees in Illinois are considered to be at high risk of inundation because of a breach or system failure, according to a study of upper Mississippi River levees from the Environmental Law ...

The river is expected to crest at around 21.6 feet on Monday in the Quad-Cities area, where several neighboring cities sit along the Iowa-Illinois line. Some roads and parks near the river are closed.

Illinois’s length of the Mississippi is worth a drive, though, along what the state’s department of tourism calls the Great River Road. Galena, 160 miles northwest of Chicago, is the place to ...

Illinois farmer Joe Zumwalt's soybeans, corn and wheat can't go down the Mississippi River because the Coast Guard has shut down a 5-mile stretch. Tariff conflicts have also affected his business.

The rising Mississippi River is testing flood defenses in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois as it nears forecast crests in the area Monday, driven by a spring surge of water from melting snow.

A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River and its tributaries. One popular example was shared to X (archived) on ...

Mississippi River crests 12 feet above flood stage south of St. Louis 02:23. The Len Small levee in the far southwestern tip of Illinois protects the towns of Olive Branch, Hodges Park, Unity and ...

The river is expected to crest at around 21.6 feet on Monday in the Quad-Cities area, where several neighboring cities sit along the Iowa-Illinois line. Some roads and parks near the river are closed.