Backwater flooding happens when the Mississippi River is higher (about 43’ at Vicksburg) than the Yazoo River and blocks its discharge.  It takes less rain to raise and keep the Mississippi above 43’ ...

I don’t know who said it first, but the Mississippi River is flooding more often, longer, and higher for the same or less rain.  There are many reasons for this.  But the main one is the US Army Corps ...

The infrastructure along the Mississippi River has long protected the New Orleans area from catastrophic flooding. But a list of concerns are converging, particularly involving the Mississippi Gulf ...

JACKSON, Miss. — Days and days of heavy rain have forced authorities managing dams in Mississippi and Tennessee to release more water, worsening the flooding for people living downstream. Dramatic ...

The law authorizes a large-scale study of flooding on the Upper Mississippi River System, which includes the Mississippi River from its headwaters to where it meets the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, ...

Water passes peak in Memphis, flows toward Louisiana. May 10, 2011— -- As the swollen Mississippi River continues to rush downstream, flood-level water is heading directly for some Louisanna ...

A north Mississippi casino is closed because Mississippi River flooding is partially covering its access road. Local media report the Fitz Casino in Tunica County closed Sunday at the behest of county ...

More than two feet of snow fell in the upper Mississippi Valley within the span of a week, increasing the chance of Mississippi River flooding at the Quad-Cities. But the threat has risen only to 30 ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – With the deadly aftermath of Texas flooding on many Americans’ minds, few alive today remember the unprecedented flooding that spanned across Mississippi and six other states.