The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is testing the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday as groups in South Mississippi plead for ...

The Bonnet Carre Spillway has been opened more than a dozen times since it was constructed nearly 100 years ago, but the ...

The seeds of America's most destructive flood were planted the previous summer, but it shifted into higher gear this week in history. The staggering death toll and scope marked a turning point in the ...

According to the National Water Prediction Service, the Mississippi River and some tributaries are expected to reach flood levels in coming days in Mississippi. Here's what to expect near ...

It's hard to imagine where New Orleans would be today without the spillway. But despite all the good it has done, many in South Louisiana have a complicated relationship with the long-standing ...

Trump's call to abolish FEMA as Mississippi sees more frequent, extreme flooding, prompts group to name river the nation's most endangered waterway.

Days after a series of deadly storms barreled across the central U.S., communities in Kentucky, Tennessee and other states ...

American Rivers said in its 40th annual report identifying endangered waterways that the health of the Mississippi River and the safety of Americans are at risk. Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s ...

Severe flooding in Mississippi’s Yazoo Backwater Area has increased local ... Once home to 24 million acres of wetlands fed ...

The headwaters of Amber Steed's career can be found in the backwoods of Minnesota, where she grew up alongside her older brother. Spending time between family camping trips scouring streambanks for ...