The surge was just now working slowly downstream along the Mississippi River below the Ohio River confluence. Many locations from the shores of Tennessee and Arkansas to Mississippi and northern ...

An 1863 map shows the Mississippi River from its junction with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, to its conclusion in the Gulf of Mexico. The names of the early towns reflect the land's natural ...

These are the emerging challenges Louisiana and the nation are struggling to content with on the lower Mississippi River.

Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys. 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 ...

The Ohio River connects with the Mississippi River about 350-driving-miles south west in Cairo, Illinois – and the river twists and winds its way there through dams built by the U.S. Army Corps ...

A train of rain and thunderstorms sat over the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys for the beginning of April, bringing historic flooding in the region. The setup brought severe weather with it ...

As the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion flounders amid politics, some scientists say that doubts about its effectiveness can ...

FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar said all this rain will eventually flow into major rivers, including the Ohio River and Mississippi River. "So that means other tributary streams and creeks ...

Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater moving the wrong way up the river from the Gulf of Mexico. It has wreaked havoc on ...