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This article on the wilderness areas along the Buffalo National River is the eighth in a series commemorating the 40th ...
The Columbia River is the third largest grain export gateway in the world behind only the Mississippi and Brazil’s Paraná.
U researchers are working with communities to help residents, farmers and local governments find more natural solutions to ...
From northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, the mighty Mississippi River flows through 10 U. S. states – each with its own ...
Océan, Mississippi Watershed,” Floc’h, a French photographer, drove 13,000 miles tracking the river system that touches more ...
More than 30 million people across 14 states rely on the Ohio River watershed for drinking water, recreation, and for their local economies. But the river and its many tributaries receive millions of ...
The Mississippi River is complex and huge. Its main stem flows 2,350 miles from the headwaters at Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, touching 10 states and spreading out into many ...
They direct rainwater and runoff across the land, eventually draining into a river, lake, or even the ocean. Illinois is bordered by two major rivers, the Mississippi and Ohio. Most watersheds drain ...
This annual measurement is a key metric that informs the collective efforts of the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force, a state/federal partnership which has set a long-term goal of ...
A map of the Mississippi River basin and the river’s major tributaries. (Annie Ropeik, Ag & Water Desk/Data via U.S. Geological Survey and World Bank) ...
A new survey finds that Latino voters who live near the Mississippi River value the river and are worried about pollution. The poll by the Hispanic Access Foundation, an advocacy group, shows that ...
A new survey finds that Latino voters who live near the Mississippi River value the river and are worried about pollution. The poll by the Hispanic Access Foundation, an advocacy group, shows that ...