According to the National Wildlife Federation, nearly 20 million people rely on the Mississippi River Basin for daily drinking water. The river also helps support a billion-dollar industry that ...

The Mississippi River is a giant river that provides abundant resources. But, how big is it, exactly? This animated map shows the scale of the Mississippi River and its drainage system in perspective.

Runoff from that rain is just now surging through the lowest portion of the Mississippi River and is leading to ... water over some of the rivers in the basin. At the very least, downpours that ...

More: Extreme rainfall and historic floods are transforming life in the vast Mississippi River basin. The challenge ... like its flood maps that predict risks in different areas.

The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to ...

These are the emerging challenges Louisiana and the nation are struggling to content with on the lower Mississippi River.

Forecasters warned that a new round of heavy rain this week will bring a new flash flood threat and a flood advisory was issued along the Mississippi River in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

According to the National Wildlife Federation, nearly 20 million people rely on the Mississippi River Basin for daily drinking water. The river also helps support a billion-dollar industry that ...