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

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 ...

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

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 ...

The Mississippi River, the nation’s most mythical waterway, has been strangled by months of drought, with water levels plummeting to historic lows.

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 ...