(John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi River is? Or how much water flows through the river ... the river’s depth drops dramatically once you get close to its mouth.

But for people who make their living on the Mississippi River, high waters don’t ... The Lower Mississippi River flows freely, but on the Upper there are 26 locks and dams between St. Paul and St.

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

However, a mere extra 5' in depth allows ... the Mississippi River is an aquatic superhighway and drains 40% of the continental U.S. Carried along in the vast water flow is an ever-present sidecar ...