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A Mississippi flood relief project could harm 90,000 acres of valuable wetlands. Is it worth the tradeoff?
Anderson Jones first remembers his home flooding in 1973, when water from the nearby Mississippi River blanketed his family’s ...
The Vicksburg Post4d
Officials give updated floodwater info
City and county officials are continuing to update information related to the expected floodwaters from the Mississippi River ...
On This Date: The Great Mississippi River Flood Of 1927 Ramped Up
The seeds of America's most destructive flood were planted the previous summer, but it shifted into higher gear this week in ...
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POLLUTION OF A RIVER SUBJECT OF CONTROVERSY.; Scientists Must Settle Disputed Question Concerning the Mississippi and the Illinois Drainage Canal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The controversy between Chicago and St. Louis over the pollution of the Mississippi River by the Illinois drainage canal turns on the old question as to how long a distance ...
The Vicksburg Post5d
USACE Vicksburg District adjusts Steele Bayou structure gates to minimize flooding in Yazoo basin
In response to rising water levels on the Mississippi River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District ...
Commercial Appeal7d
Flood stage: How high are the Mississippi, Wolf Rivers after heavy rains this weekend?
The Mississippi River is expected to remain in the minor flood stage through April, peaking at 37.5 feet by mid-month. After over a foot of rain fell in Memphis this past week, some rivers are in ...
The Advocate4d
Mississippi River's rise expected to trigger precautions in New Orleans area
The Mississippi River's rapid rise in the coming days is ... administered by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.
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A Midwestern river refuge was nearly drained in 1924. 100 years later, it protects 240,000 acres of wildlife
From Wabasha, Minnesota to Rock Island, Illinois, the Upper Mississippi River ... drainage and safeguard the land as a wildlife refuge. "It was a huge success to protect a really large area ...