But, how big is it, exactly? This animated map shows the scale of the Mississippi River and its drainage system in perspective. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Tech The Mississippi ...

The river passes through 10 states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Its 1.2 million square mile drainage basin includes 32 ...

The Mississippi River is considered the most endangered in the U.S. due to uncertainty over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future, according to an environmental group based in Washington ...

The river could stay above 50 feet for about two weeks, Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center senior hydrologist David Welch said Monday. The rain has stopped for now, but the basin is not yet ...

executive director of Friends of the Mississippi River. “All that water flowing off of our agricultural landscapes is carrying pollutants,” he said. “It’s carrying sediment. It’s carrying nutrients.” ...

Q: How important is the Mississippi River refuge to the wildlife that ... of everything that happens on the landscape its drainage basin covers (nearly half the continental U.S., including the ...

The river could stay above 50 feet for about two weeks, Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center senior hydrologist David Welch said Monday. The rain has stopped for now, but the basin is not yet ...

The lake sturgeon is an ancient fish species that lives primarily in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River drainage. It has declined by roughly ... of thousands of river miles in the Ohio River ...

FEMA's potential elimination threatens flood protection and infrastructure along the Mississippi River ... Clearwater River Basin: Threatened by loss of 700 miles of Wild and Scenic River ...

According to the National Wildlife Federation, nearly 20 million people rely on the Mississippi River Basin for daily drinking water. The river also helps support a billion-dollar industry that ...