River Action hosting 20th annual Upper Mississippi River Conference in Davenport

This year's conference is Nov. 4-5. The theme is the future of the river, with speakers, student opportunities and even field ...

Mississippi River towns prepare for surge in data centers

Mississippi River mayors recently came together to help river communities evaluate data center proposals, as the facilities continue to rapidly expand across the basin.

Tribal voices power public art project on the Mississippi River

The public art installations are on display near the Mississippi River in Red Wing, Minnesota and Galena, Illinois.

Trump Jokes He’ll Never Rename Mississippi River

President Donald Trump on Monday campaigned in Mississippi as he continued a closing midterm rally blitz. Musing aloud about ...
Yahoo

Where does the Mississippi River start, where is it deepest, answers to key questions about one of Wisconsin's most important waterways

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wisconsin has one of the world's most important bodies of water right next door. Nope, we're not talking about Lake Michigan, or ...
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Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A barge maneuvers its way down the drought-narrowed Mississippi River at Tiptonville, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2022. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson ...
Forbes

Can The Mississippi River Learn From The Colorado’s Failure?

Lack of rain in the Ohio River Valley and along the Upper Mississippi has the Mississippi River south of the confluence of the Ohio River nearing record low levels which is wreaking havoc at marinas, ...
High Plains Journal

Low river, lower prices: Mississippi disruptions hit Southern farmers hardest

Low Mississippi River levels can drive up barge costs and reduce the prices farmers receive for corn and soybeans, according ...
NBC News

Dry states’ taking Mississippi River water isn’t a new idea, but some mayors want to kill it

ST. LOUIS — Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will someday try to take the river’s water may soon take their first step toward blocking such a ...
Phys.org

River experts weigh in as Mississippi River levels reach record low

In the month of October, the Mississippi River has seen record low levels from Illinois to Louisiana. In Baton Rouge, the level is revealing a more than 100-year-old sunken ferry and the underbelly of ...
CNN

Before and after: See how the Mississippi River and its tributaries have dropped to record lows

Photos and satellite imagery from the central United States show how the region’s worst drought in at least a decade has pushed the Mississippi River and its tributaries to drop to record lows this ...
CNN

Another supply chain crisis: Barge traffic halted on Mississippi River by lowest water levels in a decade

The lowest water levels in the Mississippi River in a decade, caused by a severe Midwest drought, have closed the vital channel to barge traffic at a crucial time of the year for the transport of ...