Snowmelt, the single biggest predictor of the river's spring flood risk, won't play a big role this year as there wasn't much snow to begin with across the river basin.

Two people canoe under the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge in the Mississippi River in Luling, La., July 25, 2014. (AP ...

Some words may be mispronounced. A new congressional bill aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River basin with a federally funded commission. “This is a bill ...

could help address key policy gaps such as flood and drought control as well as disaster response for cities and towns in the Mississippi River basin. The Shelter Act, introduced in June 2023 ...

After another winter with not much snow, there is little spring flood risk on the upper Mississippi river. Minor to moderate ...

As annual snowmelt is making its way south, flood warnings are in effect for much of the lower Mississippi basin once again. Mayors of cities along the Mississippi River have experienced increased ...

You can reach her at [email protected]. Before joining WWNO, she reported for Harvest Public Media and the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk. She was based at KCUR 89.3 in Kansas City ...

Flood warnings are again in effect for the lower Mississippi River basin, as annual snowmelt makes its way south. Mayors of cities and towns along the river have experienced increased flooding, ...

Aerial support provided by SouthWings. (Tegan Wendland/Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk) “Everything that has to do with the river affects Vicksburg,” said Mayor George Flaggs Jr., co ...