BOOTHVILLE, La. – Just off the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, an 18-wheeler trailer filled with white cylinders whirred as workers prepared to turn the machine off for the day.

The Mississippi River has claimed countless lives over the years, and it kills indiscriminately, and many of its victims are ...

Water levels on the Mississippi River are nearing historic lows for the second consecutive year, triggering a drinking water emergency in Louisiana as ocean water flows upstream, unimpeded by the ...

Learn about the iconic Mississippi River: its vibrant river history, crucial role among US rivers, diverse ecology, and the ...

Neptune Pass is taking an estimated 16 percent of the Mississippi River flow during high water periods, according to Corps hydrologists. In the process, ...

Or how much water flows through the river? ... A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009.

Big Blue Sky member Sophia Landis plays a Native American-style flute during a music cruise Friday, September 13, 2024 on the Mississippi River between Marquette, Iowa and Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

Though operators are building ships, and towns are investing in landings and other infrastructure, fluctuations in the river’s flow, exacerbated by climate change, are hampering sailings.

Those who have lived in Memphis for any period of time know the river is essential to the city's development, but how well acquainted are you with the river? The Mississippi, which flows over ...

Rollin' on the river: How the Mississippi flows through American music, and inspires to this day. Madeline Heim. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

This is the third year in a row that saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico has crept up the Mississippi River. This phenomenon, known as saltwater intrusion, occurs when the rate of flow in the river dips ...

They endured the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927, which killed upwards of a thousand people and displaced almost 640,000 people from Illinois to Louisiana.