The map is based on a U.S. Geological Survey database of the direction water is flowing at every point on Earth. ... the Amazon River is more than 400 miles longer than the Mississippi River alone.

Feast your eyes on this stunning map of the Lower Mississippi's evolving floodplains, lifted from cartographer Harold Fisk's 1944 report, Geological ...

Had the river gotten the best of the engineers in 1973 the Mississippi would not be the same river today--it would have forced a new path down the Atchafalaya basin, a course that is some 20 feet ...

The Army Corps of Engineers has updated their inundation estimates for the Mississippi River and Atchafalaya River basin based upon opening the Morganza Floodway at 25 percent of capacity.

ALONG THE RIVER — The Mississippi runs the spine of America, touching 10 states and draining waters from 21 more, a vast waterway with a rich mythology, a sometimes powerful beauty and an always ...

In Greenville, Mississippi, the river is expected to crest at 52.5 feet on April 22. Power outages and business shutdowns are anticipated as water threatens ports and grain terminals.

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.