The Upper Mississippi River levels are rising. As residents along parts of the river are forced to evacuate, others are working to sandbag and keep the flood waters away. USDA meteorologist Brad ...

Heavy snow melt forced the closure of several locks on the upper Mississippi River...but high water levels and flooding are starting to ease which is allowing locks to reopen and barge traffic to ...

Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Vice Chairman of the Red Cross James Fieser. Ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, can not tame that lawless stream ...

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, ...

has been postponed due to anticipated flooding on the Mississippi River. The annual bi-state fireworks show was scheduled for July 3 at LeClaire Park in Davenport and Schwiebert Park in Rock Island.

Gorgeous Vintage Floodplain Maps That Look Like Modern Art Harold Fisk's maps of Mississippi River flooding over time, made in 1944, are stunningly artful data visualizations.

In May 2011, heavy rains led to surging flood levels along the entirety of the Mississippi River basin. This eventually required the US Army Corps of Engineering to blast open floodgates in order to ...

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that the Mississippi River has risen above 11 feet in New Orleans, prompting the corps to activate Phase 1 of its flood fight procedures.

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical as the river basin sees more frequent and severe extreme ...

Winter and spring are normal times for the MIssissippi to experience higher water levels. High river levels can threaten the structural integrity of levees built to protect areas from flood disasters.

Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Vice Chairman of the Red Cross James Fieser. Ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, can not tame that lawless stream ...