The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the Mississippi River to reach some of its highest water levels in recent ...

Living Lands & Waters is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1998 by Chad Pregracke. While living and working on the ...

The Mississippi River's rise is prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to test run the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Current ...

The spillway, located in St. Charles Parish, is typically opened by the Corps when the river flow rate hits 1.25 ... shrimp and oyster fisheries. The Mississippi Sound Coalition, representing ...

Coastal advocates and agencies are keeping a close eye on the Mississippi River because major flooding can kill or damage ...

The Corps has not yet announced whether the agency will open the spillway, and says they are monitoring the forecast before ...

The seeds of America's most destructive flood were planted the previous summer, but it shifted into higher gear this week in ...

The mighty Mississippi, which flows from its headwaters in northern ... toxic runoff, and poor river management threatens the Mississippi. The 2,300-mile-long river is a water source for more ...

The group American Rivers says the Mississippi faces threats including increased flooding and inadequate disaster prevention ...

McKellar Lake acts as a collection point for debris that would otherwise flow into the Mississippi River and possibly the Atlantic Ocean. College students spending spring break by a body of water ...