New dashboard provides drought data across Mississippi River Basin

Missouri is almost completely in drought and Iowa is almost drought-free. The top and bottom of the Mississippi River has had ...

Army Corps of Engineers begins to construct underwater sill amid saltwater intrusion concerns

The Army Corps of Engineers will begin to construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River to help prevent upriver progression of saltwater from the Gulf.
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Basis sinking faster than the Mississippi at Memphis

As the numbers on the Mississippi River gauge at Memphis, TN, sink, so does soybean basis, but at a faster clip than in ...
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The Majestic Waterway Known As 'America's River' Has Just Been Named Its Most Endangered In 2025

The mighty Mississippi River is an iconic natural landmark that has shaped the nation, stretching 2,350 miles from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Initially, it served as the western border of the newly ...
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Life on the river a pictorial history of the Mississippi, the Missouri, and the western river system by Norbury L. Wayman

Foreword -- II The river system: Scope of the Mississippi Valley; The Mississippi River; The Minnesota River; The Wisconsin River; The Illinois River; The Arkansas River; The Red River; The Missouri ...