It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.

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 shipping crisis on the Mississippi River might finally be coming to an end. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging the river 24 hours a day, 7 days a week since July, ever since ...