"It's one of the most dramatic changes on the upper Mississippi," Larson said ... who writes about environmental issues in the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin.

The Mississippi River crested in New Orleans this week, capping an anxious period for the engineers and residents who live ...

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 ...

A swelling of the Mississippi River’s upper basin is now making its way ... the Mississippi River’s vast watershed is designed to carry runoff from 32 states—meaning floodwaters are now ...

Dr. John O. Anfinson has been researching, writing and speaking about the upper Mississippi River for over 30 years. He spent the first half of his federal career with the St. Paul District, U.S. Army ...

Throughout the Mississippi River watershed, wetlands store floodwater ... to build new wetlands that reduce flooding risk. In the upper Midwest, researchers found that wetlands save nearly ...

More than 50 mammal species in the Upper Mississippi. The Mississippi River basin encompasses parts of 31 states and two Canadian provinces and is over 1,245,000 square miles in size. The ...

ONALASKA, Wis. (WKBT) -- Spring's earliest feathered visitors got a warm welcome from local bird enthusiasts along the Great River State Trail on Wednesday. The Upper Mississippi River National ...

More than 50 mammal species in the Upper Mississippi. The Mississippi River basin encompasses parts of 31 states and two Canadian provinces and is over 1,245,000 square miles in size.