Cities along the Mississippi River are closing their flood gates and preparing for water to continue to rise after four days ...

Cities along the Mississippi River are closing their floodgates and preparing for water to continue to rise after four days ...

Mississippi skies are clear and sunny now, but a threat looms after last week's storms: Likely flooding of the Mississippi River and some tributaries.

South received a tremendous amount of rain last week.  Flood concerns for rivers in the Mid-South are being addressed.

Action News 5's Joyce Peterson explores the various remaining gauges that have helped measure Mississippi River levels ...

In response to rising water levels on the Mississippi River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District ...

As waters recede along small streams and secondary rivers, flooding is just getting underway along the largest rivers and ...

As a record rain event comes to an end for the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee valleys, flooding impacts will continue this ...

Both rivers are major tributaries of the Mississippi. More: Extreme rainfall and historic floods are transforming life in the vast Mississippi River basin. The challenge: How do we respond?

However, the NPS also considers the Missouri to be the longer river by nearly 100 miles because it’s officially classified as a tributary of the Mississippi River.

Old Man River, indeed. Still, 70 million years ago the Mississippi was nowhere near as large as it would become. Blum has detailed how the waterway grew as it added tributaries: the Platte ...