President Trump is not the first to downplay providing federal emergency relief. During the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, ...

Perhaps the beauty and mystique of the Mississippi River is an acquired taste, best enjoyed from the water itself. As seen from the road that parallels the river for most of its nearly 2,400-mile ...

Madeline Heim is a Report for America corps reporter who writes about environmental issues in the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin. Contact her at 920-996-7266 or [email protected] .

The Mississippi River is forecast to reach 17 feet at the Carrollton Gauge in New Orleans Tuesday, which is the marker for flood stage. To manage the rising river, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

Preparations begin as Mississippi River flood waters are on the way. Brian Todd, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Updated Wed, April 19, 2023 at 12:18 AM UTC. 4 min read. Apr. 18—WABASHA, Minn.

The river is expected to rise above 11 feet on Tuesday, May 14, triggering the Corps to begin twice-a-week inspections of the river levee system, and to restrict below-ground work near the levees.

A record-breaking drought throughout the Mississippi River basin is finally beginning to ease, federal officials say. Low water levels impacted barge traffic and grain exports this fall by slowing ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Mississippi River at the Carrollton gauge in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to activate Phase I flood fight procedures ...

Water levels in the Lower Mississippi River have dipped unusually low for a third year in a row, restricting how much grain can be transported downstream as harvest season gets underway.If levels ...

The gates at Lock and Dam No. 5A near Fountain City. Wis., were open to allow water to flow freely Friday, March 27, 2020, on the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is expected to crest the ...