The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management ...

More: Extreme rainfall and historic floods are transforming life in the vast Mississippi River basin. The challenge ... for ...

In 1758, the French ethnographer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz published The History of Louisiana, in which he wrote that the Mississippi River’s name meant “the ancient father of rivers.” ...

Building on the 1920 donation, the library has received thousands of historical ... There are maps and charts from the beginnings of the Upper Mississippi River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge ...

They are the first residents of what is now St. Paul to appear in the historical record. Their river was much shallower than the Mississippi that runs through the city today — only a foot or two ...

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.

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management ...

More: Extreme rainfall and historic floods are transforming life in the vast Mississippi River basin ... like its flood maps that predict risks in different areas. And it’s doing so more ...

The Mississippi River is considered the ... capacity to help recovery after recent hurricanes. 4. Passaic River: Threatened by historical and rampant industrial pollution. 5.