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

Mississippi River water levels are plummeting to an all-time low this week at Memphis in the wake of a sweltering summer and ongoing drought – setting a record for the second consecutive year ...

A rock formation in the Mississippi River normally only reachable by boat is accessible by foot for the second year in a row as water levels plummet. Tower Rock juts out of the Mississippi River ...

The Mississippi River could reach record-low levels leading up to the winter. The image of barges idling along the Mississippi River could be indicative of future economic woes should the drought ...

Water levels on the Mississippi River are nearing historic lows for the second consecutive year, triggering a drinking water emergency in Louisiana as ocean water flows upstream, unimpeded by the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Ducks have taken roost on a sandy strip along the Mississippi River — a bank that's typically underwater. "We have this nice little beach here that Black-bellied whistling ducks ...

A coalition of Mississippi River mayors want a 10-state compact that would establish collective management of the waterway. At the recent Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative’s (MRCTI ...

Winter has arrived on the uppermost part of the Mississippi River. Chilling temperatures signaled its return, but so did an important annual ritual: the last barge heading downriver from the Twin ...

Barges float on the Mississippi River on the southern edge of the St. Louis riverfront. As drought and flooding impact the river, mayors along the waterway are calling for a multi-state legal ...

Drought conditions across much of the central U.S. have plunged the Mississippi River's water levels to new record lows, prompting concerns about supply chain issues due to a slowdown in barge ...