Air and water pollution, downstream flooding and coastal land loss are among the environmental pressures that are putting the ...

The river's deepest point is near Algiers Point in New Orleans, measuring about 200 feet deep. That's a far cry from its depth at the headwaters, which is about 18 inches, according to the ...

Lake Pepin — the largest lake on the Mississippi River, which stretches roughly from Pepin to Bay City, Wisconsin — provides the longest record of ice cover on the river, starting in 1843 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Mississippi River is rising which is typical in the spring months as melting snow up north along with flooding rains start to work their way downriver.

41% of the U.S. drains into the Mississippi River, ... At Algiers Point, a strip of sandy beach lines the river next to ... The Port of New Orleans says it is also "starting to see some barge ...