The Mississippi River approached its highest level ever Monday, ... Mississippi River Flooding Hits Historic Levels, Tests Levee System May 9, 2011 6:03 PM EDT. Leave your feedback.

All work that may impact Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) levees, which includes transport of heavy loads over the levee, disturbance of grass cover, or subsurface work within 1,500 feet ...

A jogger runs atop the Mississippi River levee as the storm clouds gather on the horizon Tuesday August 25, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.

Levees Make Mississippi River Floods Worse, ... almost $1 billion in damages has been prevented by our levee system, just in the Sny," says Reed. "So, it works. It's difficult, ...

The saltwater is threatening drinking water supplies in the New Orleans metro area. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built an underwater levee to stop the intrusion.

The Mississippi River at New Madrid, MO, about 40 miles downstream of the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, crested at 46.54' this morning, the 2nd highest flood in history.

"It's approaching some historical lows that we've had here," Jones said on Oct. 19 as he looked out from the river levee. ... third of the rain in the U.S. ends up in the Mississippi River system.

Swollen by unseasonal Midwest rainfall during the past month, the Mississippi River is now expected to crest at 15.5 feet on July 20 and 21 at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans, according to a 28 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking at a new Mississippi River restoration project, starting with a 39-mile stretch near Memphis, that could help save threatened and ...

Four years after the 2011 flood, the 212-mile long levee is still trying to recover. But not for much longer as more than 40 relief wells are being installed in Avon and a handful more are being ...

An environmental advocacy group is calling for more federal oversight and maintenance of the Upper Mississippi River levee system. Environmental advocates are calling attention to the state of the ...