It turns out that rivers choose their path based on erosion – a discovery that could transform flood planning and restoration.

Air and water pollution, downstream flooding and coastal land loss are among the environmental pressures that are putting the health and future of the waterway — and the communities that depend on it ...

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map.

World Atlas calls 4 Mississippi lakes the most snake-infested in the state. Know how to ID venomous snakes and tell them apart from common watersnakes.

Ongoing sewage leaks and overflows have kept the Pearl River and tributaries in and near Jackson under a water contact ...

Discover why New Orleans is called 'The Crescent City.' Learn how its unique shape along the Mississippi River gave it this ...

Ten campers and their 19-year-old counselor are among those still missing from Camp Mystic, where 27 died in one of the ...

This article on the wilderness areas along the Buffalo National River is the eighth in a series commemorating the 40th ...

These factors, especially in the Balcones Escarpment landscape in Central Texas, make Flash Flood Alley one of the most flood ...

That percentage doesn’t tell the complete story, however. While farmers in the West and southeast Texas have endured weeks of ...

A geologist's vibrant maps reveal how the Mississippi River has wandered across its valley, making it look like a colorful, winding serpent. These maps, created by Harold Fisk in 1944, document the ...

Learn about the iconic Mississippi River: its vibrant river history, crucial role among US rivers, diverse ecology, and the era of steamboats that shaped the nation.