Winter has arrived on the uppermost part of the Mississippi ... Wisconsin; Lock and Dam 2 near Hastings, Minnesota; and Locks and Dams 5 and 5a north of Winona, Minnesota. Shipping on the lower ...

A 1936 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers map is shown depicting the Mississippi River splitting southwest Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota. The map is held at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s ...

VIROQUA - Local officials in a flood-prone pocket of Wisconsin's Driftless region are weighing whether to take 23 flood control dams out of ... issues in the Mississippi River watershed and ...

There are river maps from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, some of which show how it flowed before the implementation of the locks and dams ... the Mississippi River watershed and across Wisconsin.

Wetlands once provided more natural flood storage across Wisconsin and the Mississippi ... dams to help slow water down. Firefighters assist residents in evacuating their homes due to East River ...

FEMA's potential elimination threatens flood protection and infrastructure along the Mississippi ... dams and federal capacity to help recovery after recent hurricanes. 4. Passaic River ...

You can get in touch with Anna by emailing a.skinner@newsweek.com. Languages: English. The Mississippi River is a critical transportation route for agricultural and industrial goods, and high ...

SHELBY, Wisconsin — If she closes her eyes, Danelle Larson can still remember how the stretch of Mississippi River in front of her looked as recent as a decade ago: nothing but open, muddy water.

The unofficial start of the Mississippi River navigation season has begun ... foot-deep navigation channel and operates 12 locks and dams that support boat traffic from Minneapolis to Guttenberg ...