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 ...

Communities in Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana are bracing for flooding expected to persist throughout the month. In Vicksburg, Mississippi, the river is projected to crest at 48 feet around ...

Stock image of a map of the Mississippi river and some of its tributaries. The river flows through 10 states, but drains from 32 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

Satellite images from U.S. Geological Survey and NASA data show large amounts of sediment throughout coastal Louisiana as a result of flooding on the Mississippi River.

This map shows the estimated location of the leading toe of saltwater traveling from the Gulf of Mexico upriver in the Mississippi River. The toe was estimated to be at mile marker 22.1 above Head ...

Saltwater is swiftly pushing its way up the Mississippi River and is expected to contaminate most of the New Orleans public drinking water supply on Oct. 28. President Biden declared a state of ...