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 ...

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

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 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.

said the drought began in the Missouri River and the upper and middle Mississippi River. "Most of the lower Mississippi River water droughts come from lack of water on the Ohio River Valley as ...

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 ...

Heavy, wet snow that pounded upper Wisconsin and Minnesota is ... In Louisiana, Monday's 28-day forecast by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center continues to show water at minor flood ...

The Upper Mississippi River in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri was cited as the most endangered, followed by the lower Missouri River in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri.

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 ...

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 ...