MinnPost5d
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 Sentinel1mon
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 ...
AOL16d
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-Record21d
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 ...
KCUR 89.3 FM16d
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 ...
WYFF23d
Moderate flooding is expected from a glacial dam outburst in Alaska's capital city
The report outlines the droughts in the Americas led to the Mississippi ... lake outburst floods each year that cause inundation along Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River. Related video above ...
The Gazette24d
Mississippi River eroding Iowa’s sacred Indigenous mounds
Today, though, the Mississippi River has significantly ... The following spring, the river saw near-record flooding, and many of those logs were swept from the bank immediately.