MinnPost3d
On the Wisconsin-Iowa border, the Mississippi River is eroding sacred Indigenous mounds
The Effigy Mounds are one of the densest collections still existing in North America, but the Mississippi River is eating ...
The project to repair a flood wall in Helena-West Helena remained at a standstill after a meeting Friday
A $20 million project to repair a 1,600 foot flood wall in Helena-West Helena remained at a standstill after a meeting Friday ...
East St. Louis residents struggle in flooding aftermath, say city should do more
I don’t have a choice but to deal with it,” one resident said. “I don’t have the money to move nowhere else right now.” ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel28d
One of North America's densest collections of Indigenous mounds is at risk. What it means.
Today, though, that river has significantly eroded the bank ... the land on which the mounds were built floods seasonally when the Mississippi floods. Sometimes, the mounds themselves are ...
Brownfield Ag News2d
Recent rains improve river traffic
Recent rain in the Midwest has helped improve the flow of the Mississippi River. Lou Dell’Orco is Chief of Operations for the ...
The Telegraph6d
Repairs require lock and dam closures along the Mississippi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to improve four of its locks and dams through a Consolidated Lock Closure, ...
AOL14d
Drought to downpours: Rain could trigger flooding in Central US
While not enough rain is likely to trigger river flooding or completely erase the ... Water levels on the central and lower part of the Mississippi River are on par with low marks set during ...
Engineering News-Record18d
Working to Tame the Mighty Mississippi Over the Years
To prevent future catastrophes, the Corps proposed and Congress passed a comprehensive flood control program, giving the federal government full responsibility for the Mississippi River for the ...
NPR Illinois14d
Upper Mississippi River refuge celebrates 100 years of protection for fish, wildlife and habitat
A flood in 2019 lasted for 90 days ... Ed Britton points at an expanse of shallow water in the Spring Lake Unit in Illinois ...
Inside Climate News23d
On the Wisconsin-Iowa Border, the Mississippi River Is Eroding Sacred Indigenous Mounds
Today, though, that river has significantly eroded the bank ... the land on which the mounds were built floods seasonally when the Mississippi floods. Sometimes, the mounds themselves are ...
KCUR 89.3 FM14d
Upper Mississippi River refuge celebrates 100 years of protection for fish, wildlife and habitat
A flood in 2019 lasted for 90 days ... of shallow water in the Spring Lake Unit in Illinois in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. About 100 miles downriver in Illinois ...