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The Columbia River is the third largest grain export gateway in the world behind only the Mississippi and Brazil’s Paraná.

The riverboat captain is a storyteller. Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — from ...

U researchers are working with communities to help residents, farmers and local governments find more natural solutions to ...

From northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, the mighty Mississippi River flows through 10 U. S. states – each with its own ...

Invasive carp previously fitted with acoustic tags have led the Minnesota DNR and its state and federal partners to a school of invasive carp in Pool 8 of the Mississippi River at the confluence of ...

Shopify reports small businesses are driving sustainable innovation, overcoming challenges to meet consumer demand for ...

University of Minnesota researchers say using nature instead of concrete is best for controlling Mississippi River flooding ...

But the river can also be destructive. In 2016, it flooded Ruskey out of his home along the Sunflower River, a tributary that runs through Clarksdale.

Flooding in Frankfort, Ky., on April 7. The water that arrives in New Orleans via the Mississippi River comes from a sprawling network of tributaries. William DeShazer for The New York Times ...

The Mississippi River basin was soaked by a parade of heavy rain events from summer 1926 into the following fall and winter, leaving tributaries such as the Arkansas, Ohio and Red Rivers running ...