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

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 ...

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 ...

It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.

How Drought’s Grip on the Mississippi River is Already Costing Farmers The Soy Transportation Coalition says every foot of reduced water depth or draft is the equivalent of loading 7,000 fewer ...

KALAMA — A group of Mississippi River shipping industry figures were treated to a tour of the Columbia-Snake river grain export system last week by the Washington Association of Wheat Growers ...

Almost everyone can agree that something needs to be done about the Mississippi River lock-and-dam system. The question is who pays, and in what order things get done.

Members of the Upper Mississippi River Waterway Association will tour the Columbia-Snake River system the week of June 23. The tour is the latest in an ongoing partnership with Pacific […] ...

A complex combination of daily weather events and long-term climate issues have combined to cloud efforts to predict when the wedge of salt water threatening New Orleans-area water supplies will ...

Midwinter ice depth has decreased across the sites they monitor, and ice cover area has declined near St. Louis and on the Illinois River, which is also part of the upper Mississippi River system.

The Mississippi River is one of the world's great rivers, but it seems to carry less reverence than other iconic water bodies across the country, an attitude with serious consequences. River ...

With the head of navigation open, the Mississippi River navigation channel will continue providing safe, reliable and cost-effective waterborne transportation for the fertilizers that farmers ...