Rivers are Earth's arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from ...

A system of levees, along with the Steele Bayou Drainage Structure, is designed to prevent the nearby Mississippi River from inundating homes and farms in the backwater.

Environment Mississippi River loses most of its sediment – and land building ability – before reaching the Gulf New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf.

But they cannot forge management solutions without an understanding of how the muddy Mississippi carries its load of sandy sediment in the lower delta. “Right now, we don’t know very much about where ...

Guest column: The 2016 flood showed the renewed activity in the Amite River basin. Now, the new commission appointed to address concerns is acting, argues commission President John Clark.

Cuts to FEMA could have lasting effects for the Mid-South due to flooding along the Mississippi River, a new study shows.

The Mississippi’s ranking comes as cities along the river flooded from torrential rain and as Trump officials consider eliminating FEMA.

A map from the USGS showed that some rivers were 23,000 percent of their normal median level or higher as of Friday morning.

The Mississippi is the largest river in North America and the most destructive of human works, presenting an epic challenge for the Army Corps of Engineers around New Orleans.

The panel, led by Mississippi River Basin Panel administrator Elizabeth Brown, works to prevent invasive species like algae from entering the region.