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

The Amite River Basin Commission recently outlined 13 major ... pump system to send high water in Spanish Lake to Mississippi River. West Shore Levee connector: $104 million, partially funded ...

An Upper Mississippi River Flood Risk, Sediment and Drought Management Study." The goal of studying the river basin as a whole is that engineers and other planners will come up with projects or ...

swelling the tributaries that empty into the Mississippi River basin. “They’ve gotten a lot of rain up that way,” Philip said. “All of that is working its way through the system and will ...

For Allison, that means not only determining how the Mississippi River sediment moves now but also where dredged sand could best restore coastal wetlands like the Barataria Basin. Currently ...

Shell and Gardner said they couldn't rule out bull sharks' ability to traverse into the upper Mississippi River basin, noting that factors often cited as possible barriers, such as temperature ...

is declaring June 2 the first-ever National Mississippi River Day. Multiple river cities and a few states have formally recognized the day, including Wisconsin. Advocates hope that the day will ...

NorthWestern Energy said Wednesday the company is navigating an expected challenging water year in the Madison River Basin. Jo Dee Black, a company spokesperson, said last year’s dry summer and ...

For Allison, that means not only determining how the Mississippi River sediment moves now but also where dredged sand could best restore coastal wetlands like the Barataria Basin. Currently ...

Bridges that span the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota are sturdy enough to withstand a barge collision, according to an engineer from the Wisconsin Department of ...

A new era emerging along the lower Mississippi River will pose serious challenges for Louisiana and the nation in the years ahead. Here are key takeaways from the newspaper’s project examining ...