NEW ORLEANS, La. — When Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, it temporarily reversed the flow of the Mississippi River. Ricky Boyette, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of ...

Intensification of brown color in surface waters has been observed over several decades in many areas. We examined a 64-yr daily record (1947–2010) of visual water color, a measure of chromophoric ...

LETTSWORTH — The giant steel doors below Russell Beauvais’ feet are holding back water that can determine the future of south Louisiana — and far beyond. On one side of the elaborate complex in this ...

Southeast Louisiana is abnormally dry. The top and bottom of the Mississippi River has had high streamflows this month, but about a quarter of gauges throughout the basin show below-normal flow.

Facts about the Mississippi River are highlighted. Journalist Boyce Upholt talked about his experience traveling on the river.

A calliope on the top deck, emitting little puffs of smoke, began blaring a happy tune as our paddle-wheeler eased off the wharf in New Orleans to begin a four-day trip up the Mississippi River to ...

As politicians argue over just how much land the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion could build along a rapidly sinking coast, geologist Alex Kolker regularly makes the 65-mile drive down from New ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – The “Mighty” Mississippi River ...

I’ve lived in the Quad Cities for 50 years and I’ve crossed the Mississippi River countless times. I’ve boated on the river, ridden and walked along the river’s bike paths, and appreciated the river’s ...