The consequences of four days of torrential rain over the middle of the nation continue this week as the surge of water that began from the Ozark Mountains to the Tennessee and Ohio River basins ...

Year-over-year Mississippi River levels at St. Louis and Memphis are currently measuring above last year. But, without significant rain in the forecast and concerns for the volume of water coming from ...

The River Gator project to build a guide to the Lower Mississippi River Water Trail gains momentum with a live website and trio of expeditions launched. When he brings people to his playground on the ...

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal approval to move forward — if it can secure a slice of the federal bankroll.

I ended Part II in this series of tales celebrating the Lower Mississippi Water Trial with outfitter and water-trail guidebook mastermind John Ruskey’s simple question: Why don’t Americans love their ...

On the east bank of Plaquemines Parish, across the river from the small town of Buras, a new cut in the river bank has opened and is growing rapidly, stirring concerns from all levels of government. A ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. — The Lower Mississippi River Museum uses hands-on displays to help people understand the lore and power of the waterway that has shaped North American life for centuries. The ...

Fish, a gar and a catfish, both native to the Mississippi River swim in an aquarium at the Mississippi River Museum in Tunica, Mississippi on Feb, 7, 2025. Credit: Karen Pulfer Focht / Tennessee ...

The Mississippi River played a crucial role in enabling Memphis to develop to its current state, but the river has much more ...