Learn about the iconic Mississippi River: its vibrant river history, crucial role among US rivers, diverse ecology, and the ...

The Mississippi River starts at the 1.8 square mile lake, Lake Itasca, in Minnesota. Flowing 2,350 miles south, it flows down ...

GRAND TOWER, Ill. — A southeast Missouri man reeled in a very large fish from the Mississippi River on Friday. This massive fish was caught in the Grand Tower area near Tower Rock. JE Wiseman ...

The Mississippi River is home to a diversity of animals, including at least 260 species of fish. ... Mississippi fish species include carp, catfish, sturgeon, pike, and gar. 6.

Fish, a gar and a catfish, both native to the Mississippi River swim in an aquarium at the Mississippi River Museum in Tunica, Mississippi on Feb, 7, 2025. Credit: Karen Pulfer Focht / Tennessee ...

It's native to the Mississippi and has been around for over 100 million years. It's not aggressive toward humans, but its appearance alone could send shivers down your spine. Flathead Catfish ...

The mighty Mississippi River teems with wildlife as it rolls 2,350 miles from Minnesota to Louisiana. Abundant fish like largemouth bass, catfish, and waterfowl like wood ducks and Canadian geese ...

(KNSI) - The Mississippi River between Little Falls and St. Cloud harbors one of Minnesota's best-kept fishing secrets. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources calls this stretch a fish ...

Beware! Venomous snakes, alligators, three-toed amphiumas and rougarous inhabit the swamplands and riverbanks of Tickfaw ...

Facts to know about the Mississippi River A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009.

FEMA's potential elimination threatens flood protection and infrastructure along the Mississippi River, said American Rivers, an environmental group based in Washington, D.C. The top 10 endangered ...