Sand, silt and clay is essential to rebuilding — or, at this point, maintaining — the fragile coastline that has been receding for decades. But less than 10% of the Mississippi River’s sediment ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...

Most of the year, less than 10% of the river’s sediment reaches ... Mississippi River sediment moves now but also where dredged sand could best restore coastal wetlands like the Barataria Basin.

To John Ruskey, the Mississippi River is “a creative force” that sculpts the landscape and rejuvenates the people who ...

The unofficial start of the Mississippi ... River to open. This year ice in Lake Pepin caused a delay, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. On average the first tow reaches St. Paul ...

The Amite River Basin Commission recently outlined 13 major projects in its first master plan. Of the costs estimated, the plan could reach more ... in Spanish Lake to Mississippi River.

According to the National Wildlife Federation, nearly 20 million people rely on the Mississippi River Basin for daily drinking water. The river also helps support a billion-dollar industry that ...