Water levels on portions of the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers have dropped low enough to significantly hinder shipping across the inland waterway system. This marks the third year in four that ...

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 ...

TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI AS A SALT WATER WEDGE IS NOW SLOWLY CREEPING UP THE RIVER. SO TO COMBAT THE IMPACTS HERE, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS BUILDING AN UNDERWATER SEAL THERE ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Saltwater from the Gulf is once again creeping up the Mississippi River, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to build an underwater barrier to slow it down. Due ...

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The lower Mississippi River’s pilotage system underwent a major shift this summer when the Crescent River Port Pilots’ Association quietly began assigning two pilots to certain large cargo vessels ...

The mighty Mississippi River is an iconic natural landmark that has shaped the nation, stretching 2,350 miles from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Initially, it served as the western border of the newly ...

Foreword -- II The river system: Scope of the Mississippi Valley; The Mississippi River; The Minnesota River; The Wisconsin River; The Illinois River; The Arkansas River; The Red River; The Missouri ...

Many different countries have long rivers, and the U.S. is no exception, but that river is more complicated and unique than ...