Historic flooding along the Mississippi River gives me an excuse to show another of my favorite maps, from Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi ... visible in ...

Trailer homes are submerged in Mississippi River floodwaters near Memphis, Tennessee in 2011. (Photo by Lance Murphey, Daily Memphian) American Rivers’ announcement comes as states along the lower ...

The rain in early April turned into runoff and flowed for days, into the upper portion of the lower Mississippi ... the Center for River Studies at Louisiana State University. Image Flooding ...

Nungesser added that if saltwater levels were to hit New Orleans as high as they ... analyze the entire Mississippi River from top to bottom. One significant section of the Lower Mississippi ...

Runoff from that rain is just now surging through the lowest portion of the Mississippi River and is leading to moderate to high flood levels in some areas, including Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Preparation is underway in the city of Vicksburg as the Mississippi river continues to rise.The state of emergency was issued earlier this month as water from Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee head ...

AccuWeather.com The flooding in unprotected areas along the Mississippi can last a couple of weeks in many locations with several days of high ... River of the South, the Arkansas, and the lower ...

Winter and spring are normal times for the MIssissippi to experience higher water levels. High river levels can threaten the structural integrity of levees built to protect areas from flood disasters.

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal approval to move forward — if it can secure a slice of the federal bankroll.