A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River and its tributaries. One popular example was shared to X (archived) on ...

A geologist's vibrant maps reveal how the Mississippi River has wandered across its valley, making it look like a colorful, winding serpent. These maps, created by Harold Fisk in 1944, document the ...

The vast Mississippi River—the second longest river in North America—swirls through a number of U.S. states and has been swelling in recent weeks. That may continue, experts say.

There are river maps from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, some of which show how it flowed before the implementation of the locks and dams in the 1930s, which forever changed the look of the ...

The Mississippi River is at its lowest level in a decade, ... On Tuesday, the saltwater toe was actually farther north than shown on this map, several miles north of the sill location.

The Mississippi River is expected to hit 17 feet, the official flood stage in New Orleans, ... Pictured is a map of the Mississippi River Drainage Basin, which s outlined in blue.

Lake Pepin — the largest lake on the Mississippi River, which stretches roughly from Pepin to Bay City, Wisconsin — provides the longest record of ice cover on the river, starting in 1843 ...

At 850-feet wide, it now carries about a sixth of the river’s flow, diverting it into Quarantine Bay. Combined with other cuts in the bank within this 8-mile stretch of the river, about a third ...

New research gives a rare look at climate attitudes of Mississippi River basin residents and the relationship they have — or don't have — with one of the world's most important rivers. The ...

The Mississippi River is a big deal. One of the world’s great rivers, it hosts an abundance of wildlife habitat, provides drinking water for almost 20 million people and carries more than 500 ...

“The Mississippi River,” Cleveland wrote in 1883 is “a grand natural feature which gives ... We just need to get some maps and schedules in their hands so they can find their way around ...

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.