An April report by a nonprofit environmental advocacy group named the Mississippi River as the most endangered in the United ...

The Amite River Basin Commission is proposing to preserve this 4,265-acre region of lowland swamp in South Baton Rouge for ...

The system was born out of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Besty, and then destroyed and redone following Hurricane Katrina.

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

Gov. Tony Evers signed a proclamation declaring June 2 National Mississippi River Day in Wisconsin, saying the river helps ...

In the United States, earthen levees are an integral part of flood control systems, protecting around 23 million Americans ...

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

The Amite River Basin Commission, a Baton Rouge regional agency most tied to the long-running Comite River Diversion Canal, ...

In May 1949, 11 inches of rain fell on Fort Worth in nine hours, turning the Trinity River into a 14-block-wide body of water ...

That’s the total cost of the 2019 floods to 11 states along the Mississippi River main stem corridor ... public infrastructure such as roads, dams and levees; homes; businesses; and vehicles.

The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to cut flood relief programs as severe weather threats grow. American ...