Or how much water flows through the river? How about where it is the widest? Take a look at these facts and make yourself a river expert in no time. The Mississippi begins at Minnesota’s Lake ...

For the third consecutive year, historically low water levels on the lower Mississippi River are impacting the supply chain. While it isn’t translating into lost export business for the U.S., it ...

The Mississippi River basin has seen both droughts ... winter across the upper basin means there's little to no melting snow to cause water levels in the Mississippi and its tributaries to rise ...

No wake rules are currently in effect on the Mississippi River with water levels sitting above 10 feet. The river stage hit 10 feet on Saturday, putting the slow no wake rules into effect for all ...

A logjam of ships, tugboats and barges due to low water levels on the Mississippi River is threatening to grind trade of grains, fertilizer and other goods to a halt, Bloomberg reports. Ingram ...

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

Here’s what will affect the river in the Water Resources Development Act of 2024: Study of flood risk on the upper Mississippi River The law authorizes a large-scale study of flooding on the ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical as the river basin sees more frequent and severe extreme ...

The Mississippi River functions as a water superhighway, transporting around $500 million tons of goods each year. Infrastructure to keep shipping running smoothly is costly, and one adjustment in ...