It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management ...

American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, named the Mississippi River the "most endangered river" of ...