The story of the United States becoming a global superpower is deeply intertwined with the river that runs through its heart—the Mississippi River. This mighty waterway served as a crucial artery for ...

A recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report concluded that 55% of United States ... maps you can play with (zoom in and out) to see the rivers in your area. All the river data comes ...

For one, the American Rivers map (on the left) shows the structure of Mississippi ... Mississippi River, which includes two Canadian provinces and 41% of the conterminous United States, also ...

Now, they were official emissaries of the United States government ... attracts the admiration of the new.” An 1863 map shows the Mississippi River from its junction with the Ohio River at ...

Most of the year, less than 10% of the river’s sediment reaches the critical Bird’s Foot Delta, according to scientists.