A geologist's vibrant maps reveal how the Mississippi River has wandered across its valley, making it look like a colorful, ...

There are river maps from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, some of which show how it flowed before the implementation of the locks and dams in the 1930s, which forever changed the look of the ...

The Mississippi River is a big deal. One of the world’s great rivers, it hosts an abundance of wildlife habitat, provides drinking water for almost 20 million people and carries more than 500 ...

The map above shows all of the tributary rivers that feed water into the Mississippi River. This is important because it's not always about the rain that falls near or on top of the river.

Mississippi River water levels are plummeting to an all-time low this week at Memphis in the wake of a sweltering summer and ongoing drought – setting a record for the second consecutive year ...

The US Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging the Mississippi River 24/7 since July. Drought along the Mississippi has dropped water levels to lows that haven't been seen in a decade. It may ...

From bald eagle spotting to cross-country skiing over the backwaters, the Mississippi River has a lot to offer in the winter, if you're willing to get out there.

The Mississippi River is drying up due to a historic drought, impacting the delivery of essential commodities like grain, gas, and construction materials.

A history of ecology, commerce and recreation on the Mississippi River Adam Andrews of Cottage Grove leads his brother's dogs, Greg, front, and Kevin, rear, down the beach at Meeker Island Dog ...

The Mississippi Delta, seen from space in 2001. NASA / Jesse Allen. In 1758, the French ethnographer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz published The History of Louisiana, in which he wrote that the ...