It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.

American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, named the Mississippi River the "most endangered river" of ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a ... The widest navigatable spot in the river’s shipping channel is about 2 miles — in Lake Pepin, on ...

The Mississippi River is a giant river that provides abundant resources. But, how big is it, exactly? This animated map shows the scale of the Mississippi River and its drainage system in perspective.