New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the ...

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 ...

While many travel destinations are becoming overrun with tourists, there are still some beautiful hidden gems in the US from ...

Our ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses provides a biennial snapshot into the state of affairs of public and ...

Deep below the surface of the ground in one of the driest parts of the country, there is a looming problem: The water is ...

The Colorado River Basin’s groundwater supplies are dwindling, thanks to a combination of both natural events and human pumping activities, a new study has found. The critical Western system ...

The researchers found that groundwater was being depleted faster than it could be restored, and that total water loss was ...

The risk of Mississippi River flooding in the Quad-Cities this spring is currently below normal, according to an early forecast by the National Weather Service. That could change with heavy ...

The middle part of a river is on lower ground. Some streams and smaller rivers feed into it and they are called tributaries. The river carves its own path out to the sea and creates bends called ...