Context: The map is an artistic rendering depicting attributes of the Mississippi River watershed — not ... and 41% of the conterminous United States, also known as the "Lower 48." ...

The US Army Corps of Engineers has ... drought could strike the river every five to 10 years. Forecast maps show the Mississippi's drought may end soon Much of the Mississippi River basin is ...

A prolonged and dangerous flood event is unfolding along the Mississippi River, where heavy rain that fell this month across the Ohio and Mississippi river basins have pushed the waterway to ...

An April report by a nonprofit environmental advocacy group named the Mississippi River as the most endangered in the United ...

American Rivers said in its 40th annual report identifying endangered waterways that the health of the Mississippi ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The river overflowed as heavy ...

A map of the Mississippi River basin, including the Mississippi ... The basin drains 42 percent of the continental US. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) The Mississippi lacks such a ...

Now, they were official emissaries of the United States government ... included territory that stretched all the way to the Mississippi River, to the western edges of what would become Wisconsin ...

The enormous Mississippi River, the 13th largest river in the world ... Do you have a question about the Mississippi? Let us know via [email protected].

The U.S. Drought Monitor map in September showed that a majority of the Mississippi ... hole in the river. “It’s been filling in a very deep pocket in the river, giving us more time, a lot ...

The Mississippi River, the longest in North America, has been central to the USA's economy, culture, and history. Originating at Lake Itasca and flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, it facilitates ...