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.

It’s the second-longest river in North America, beaten only by the Missouri River. You’ll find the Mississippi at its narrowest point at its headwaters in Lake Itasca, where it’s between 20 ...

Human-driven climate change, through the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas, has made the once-rare event all ...

TPG's Ashley Kosciolek accepted a free trip from Viking Cruises to sail on Viking Mississippi. The opinions expressed below ...

Located about 100 miles south of St. Louis and 36 miles south of Chester, Illinois, Tower Rock is an enormous rock formation in the middle of the Mississippi River, just off the Missouri bank.

Low rainfall levels throughout the Midwest in the late summer and early autumn have caused water levels on the upper and ...

The problem stems from a dry spell in the regions that feed the Mississippi as well as the Missouri and Ohio rivers. Across the Midwest, nearly 83% of the land is abnormally dry and almost 53% is ...