Water gauges across a nearly 400-mile expanse of the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Ohio River to Jackson, Mississippi, are at or below a critical level, according to data from NOAA and ...

Water gauges across a nearly 400-mile expanse of the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Ohio River to Jackson, Mississippi, are at or below a critical level, according to data from NOAA and ...

While mere inches at the headwaters, the river’s depth drops dramatically once you get close to its mouth. The deepest point, near Algiers Point in New Orleans, is about 200 feet. Most Popular ...

A salty Mississippi River mouth is a wakeup for New Orleans Sediment and mixed river water are seen as a tanker ship moves upriver in Plaquemines Parish, La. Saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico has ...

This is the third year in a row that saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico has crept up the Mississippi River. This phenomenon, known as saltwater intrusion, occurs when the rate of flow in the river dips ...

You could call it “Dead Zone East,” a 1,634-square-mile area of Gulf of Mexico bottom waters with dangerously low levels of oxygen on the east side of the Mississippi River.

A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River and its tributaries. One popular example was shared to X (archived) on ...

This summer’s Mississippi River “dead zone” could span 5,827 square miles across the Gulf of Mexico off of Louisiana.

You could call it “Dead Zone East,” a 1,634-square-mile area of Gulf of Mexico bottom waters with dangerously low levels of oxygen on the east side of the Mississippi River.

BOOTHVILLE, La. – Just off the Mississippi River in southeast Louisiana, an 18-wheeler trailer filled with white cylinders whirred as workers prepared to turn the machine off for the day.