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Boing Boing on MSNHarold Fisk's stunning 1944 maps show how the Mississippi River changed course over thousands of yearsA geologist's vibrant maps reveal how the Mississippi River has wandered across its valley, making it look like a colorful, ...
The site of the new Mississippi River Bridge won't be selected until mid-2025, according to state transportation officials.
It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.
The US Army has been dredging the Mississippi River 24/7 for 6 months. The drought crisis that grounded barges and unearthed fossils may finally be over.
The Mississippi River was at historically low levels from Illinois to Louisiana this week, and many of these gauges will continue to see decreasing water levels as the forecast remains stubbornly dry.
A dredging company began construction on Tuesday of a 1,500-foot-wide underwater levee designed to block a wedge of Gulf of Mexico saltwater from reaching public and industrial water supply intakes ...
To gauge where and when mudslides occur, the LSU team will map the seabed around Louisiana’s “bird’s foot,” or the part of the Mississippi River delta that splits into Southwest Pass ...
The Mississippi River's floodplain forests are dying. The race is on to bring them back.
The Mississippi River is one of the most important bodies of water in the United States, but how much do we know about it?
River gauges detected rivers in major flood stage in 19 locations, according to a flood inundation map from the National Water Center.
The floodplain forests along the upper Mississippi River are mostly made up of silver maple, cottonwood, willow, green ash and American elm. More: The Mississippi River's floodplain forests are dying.
The Mississippi River is one of the world's most important waterways. How much do you know about it?
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