The so-called mega-study launched in 2023 was intended to last five years and address a wide range of issues key to shipping, ...

The lower river, which stretches south from Cairo ... according to a 2022 study on the ecological status of the upper Mississippi. More: The Mississippi River's floodplain forests are dying.

Upstream flooding along the upper Mississippi may bring downstream ... The flooding is expected to provide relief to the lower Mississippi River states after the river experienced its lowest ...

The Lower Missouri forms the entire western ... an East Moline resident who is director of America Rivers' Upper Mississippi River Basin area. These solutions could include setting levees farther ...

On the upper Mississippi, which stretches from the river's headwaters in northern Minnesota to Cairo, Illinois, south of St. Louis, the calmer, shallower offshoots of the river known as the ...

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge ... It’s one of the largest blocks of floodplain forest habitat in the lower 48 states and a critical rest stop for migrating ...

The Mississippi River's endangered status stems from uncertainty ... 98 documented species of mussel between the Upper and Lower Mississippi. At least 145 species of amphibians and reptiles ...

The Mississippi River basin encompasses parts of all of ... 98 documented species of mussel between the Upper and Lower Mississippi. At least 145 species of amphibians and reptiles in the Upper ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered ... 98 documented species of mussel between the Upper and Lower Mississippi. At least 145 species of amphibians and reptiles in the Upper ...