If you’re wondering why the Gulf of Mexico is marching up the Mississippi ... north you go, the bottom’s depth is all over the place. Fun fact: the deepest point in the entire river is in New ...

Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River ... further north. "And that prevents the water from getting up to the water intakes for the major metropolitan areas New Orleans, Saint Bernard ...

By Colbi Edmonds Drought-like conditions in the Midwest over the summer have created a growing water problem in the New Orleans area this fall. Water levels of the Mississippi River have dropped ...

At Vicksburg, Mississippi, north of New Orleans, the river flowed at a rate about 50% slower and at a stage height about 95% lower than normal during late September and early October between 2013 ...

Matt Roe, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans ... but further north to strengthen the river’s flow, WILL THE SALT WATER AFFECT OTHER THINGS? The Mississippi ...

Officers responded to a call of a man on the bridge, who jumped over the guard rail into the Mississippi River.

The US Army Corps of Engineers is planning to barge 36 million gallons of fresh water daily into the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans as ... ocean water pushes north into drinking water ...

Credit: AP/Gerald Herbert At Vicksburg, Mississippi, north of New Orleans, the river flowed at a rate about 50% slower and at a stage height about 95% lower than normal during late September and ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach ... and that extends from north of Baton Rouge through Baton Rouge and down towards New Orleans.

to allow more water to get to New Orleans.) While the Mississippi is by far North America’s largest river system, it hardly holds a candle to the world’s champion, the Amazon, which by volume ...

The spillway north of the city diverts river water into Lake Pontchartrain to prevent flooding downriver. The Mississippi River is now expected to crest at 16.9 feet in New Orleans beginning on ...