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Living Lands & Waters is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1998 by Chad Pregracke. While living and working on the ...
The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has climbed above 11 feet once again, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, to re-enter Phase I of their ...
“If it wasn’t free, the kids would still use the river instead of use the pool,” Jack had said, she recalled. That fear remains today. The sign Jack used for the pool’s fundraising drive ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As the Mississippi River continues to rise, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin Phase One of their flood fight next week, which includes daily inspections. The ...
Cities along the Mississippi River are closing their flood gates and preparing for ... Horseshoe Lake in East St. Louis, Illinois, took on about 500 Olympic swimming pools worth of water, protecting ...
It's time for spring-cleaning in the River Valley region. The Friends of Pool 9 annual Mississippi River Cleanup will take place from 8 a.m. to noon. Saturday, April 12. Since beginning the ...
(Memphis District Civil Engineer David Jacobs/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District) This story is a product of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an editorially independent ...
Cities along the Mississippi River are closing their flood gates and preparing for ... Horseshoe Lake in East St. Louis, Illinois, took on about 500 Olympic swimming pools worth of water, protecting ...
Cities along the Mississippi River are closing their floodgates and ... took on about 500 Olympic swimming pools worth of water, protecting five cities in the area, Wellenkamp said.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Following record rainstorms throughout the Mid-South, the river levels of the Mississippi continue to rise. Action News 5’s Tarvarious Haywood reports that the river, prior to ...
The dredging project for the year is ongoing on the Muscatine riverfront. During the Muscatine City Council's regular meeting on March 20, 2025, significant discussions centered around the ongoing ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Last Wednesday, April 2, the Mississippi River at Memphis was at a height of 8 feet on the National Weather Service gauge. As of Monday night, it’s at 28 feet and rising quickly ...