This underrated river in the Mid-Atlantic is one of the oldest rivers on Earth—and a superb outdoor destination right in the US.

After another winter with not much snow, there is little spring flood risk on the upper Mississippi river. Minor to moderate ...

Two people canoe under the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge in the Mississippi River in Luling, La., July 25, 2014. (AP ...

Snowmelt, the single biggest predictor of the river's spring flood risk, won't play a big role this year as there wasn't much snow to begin with across the river basin.

As annual snowmelt is making its way south, flood warnings are in effect for much of the lower Mississippi basin once again. Mayors of cities along the Mississippi River have experienced increased ...

Mayors of cities and towns along the Mississippi River are lobbying Congress for help to decrease flood risks.

A bill co-sponsored by a Mississippi congressman aims to improve fisheries and environmental quality in the Mississippi River ...

La Crosse mayor and other Mississippi River cities' mayors visit Washington D.C. to urge federal administration continues protections and investments for the river.

Both U.S. senators from Arizona joined those from California and Nevada in a plea to end a federal freeze of $4 billion in water management and conservation for the Colorado River Basin and other ...

Mississippi River Commission, 1400 Walnut St., Vicksburg ... Congress and the Army in a drainage basin that covers 41 percent of the United States and parts of two Canadian provinces." The building is ...

Mississippi River Commission, 1400 Walnut St., Vicksburg ... Congress and the Army in a drainage basin that covers 41 percent of the United States and parts of two Canadian provinces." ...