On the Mississippi River, America’s past and present still flow

The Mississippi River flows 2,350 miles, borders 10 states and drains an area stretching from New York to Wyoming ...

The Day the Mississippi River Changed Direction

From 1811 to 1812, quakes in the central U.S. rang church bells in Boston and caused the Mississippi to flow backward.
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As saltwater flows up the Mississippi River for a third year, the region looks for permanent solutions

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. The truck ...
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We tried to hold the Mississippi in place - it's not going well

The Mississippi River wants to move — and for 70 years, engineers have been trying to stop it. The Old River Control Structure is the only thing keeping one of America’s greatest rivers from ...
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Ida caused Mississippi River to temporarily flow backwards as hurricane hit Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS, La. — When Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, it temporarily reversed the flow of the Mississippi River. Ricky Boyette, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of ...
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Where does the Mississippi River start, where is it deepest, answers to key questions about one of Wisconsin's most important waterways

Wisconsin has one of the world's most important bodies of water right next door. Nope, we're not talking about Lake Michigan, or Lake Superior. We're talking about the Mississippi River. The river ...
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World’s massive Mississippi River shockingly reversed its flow during Hurricane Isaac in 2012 in the United States: Scientists explain what happened

The Mississippi River is often considered one of the most stable natural systems in North America. It flows steadily from the northern United States down to the Gulf of Mexico, carrying vast amounts ...