The upper river flooded to its highest levels ever in 1965, and its second-highest in 2001. More: Heavy, wet snow in upper Wisconsin, Minnesota raises risk of serious Mississippi River flooding ...

The Upper Mississippi River levels are rising. As residents along parts of the river are forced to evacuate, others are working to sandbag and keep the flood waters away.

During the last several years drought conditions have plagued the lower Mississippi Delta region and have had a dramatic ...

The Mississippi River is approaching record low water levels in Vicksburg and Natchez amid a drought in the upper and middle Mississippi River region, according to the National Weather Service ...

Parts of the Upper Mississippi River Valley are undergoing major flooding as snow rapidly melts. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. ... Mississippi River rises to near-record levels.

The upper Mississippi River is getting saltier. ... Lead levels in pools 15 and 17, near Davenport and Muscatine, Iowa, have increased in the 30 years that the report analyzed.

River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river levels are driving up transportation costs for Midwest farmers.

River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river levels are driving up transportation costs for Midwest farmers.

The water level of the Mississippi River is unusually low for the third straight year, forcing barge companies to put limits on how much cargo they can carry and cutting into farm profits.

Intense floods in the upper Mississippi River basin may hold a silver lining for communities in the Arkansas Delta and Louisiana hit by drought, according to an association of local governments ...

Records show wild rice was common around the turn of the 20th century, but poor water quality caused die-offs in the 1980s. Today, it's making a big return on the river.