University of Minnesota researchers say using nature instead of concrete is best for controlling Mississippi River flooding in Minnesota and the upper Midwest.

Mississippi River flood impacts in, near Natchez, MS. The Mississippi River at Natchez is predicted to crest at 54 feet on the Natchez gauge on April 22. Flood stage is 48 feet.

Mississippi River flood impacts in, near Greenville, MS. The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 52.5 feet on the Greenville gauge on April 15. Flood stage is 48 feet.

The Mississippi River stayed high for months, and the gates never opened. Big floods along the Mississippi have become more common. Experts who study the river say there are various reasons.

Learn about the iconic Mississippi River: its vibrant river history, crucial role among US rivers, diverse ecology, and the ...

An April report by a nonprofit environmental advocacy group named the Mississippi River as the most endangered in the United States.

Anderson Jones had something to be grateful for. He finally made it home. Five years earlier, the sandbag levee protecting ...

Few people see the Mississippi River the way John Ruskey does ... because of the nature of the river and her great extremes between drought and flooding,” Ruskey said. “Within that cauldron, by the ...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay on Friday issued a flood warning for the Wisconsin River below Wausau, where ...

Louisiana officials are moving forward on several major flood protection projects as the state prepares for hurricane season ...

The Mighty Mississippi was ready to handle the two inches of rain that fell throughout central Minnesota. On the flip side, ...

For more than 80 years, residents of Mississippi’s Yazoo Backwater have been banking on a pumping project to protect their farms and homes from floods. The Trump Administration is ready to move ...