But, how big is it, exactly? This animated map shows the scale of the Mississippi River and its drainage system in perspective. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Tech The Mississippi ...

Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Vice Chairman of the Red Cross James Fieser. Ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, can not tame that lawless stream ...

A Frenchman visiting the Mississippi River near what would become New Orleans ... Surveyors lay down a grid pattern of streets of some 40 blocks, with drainage ditches around each block and ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

The Effigy Mounds are one of the densest collections still existing in North America, but the Mississippi River is eating ...

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge has been home to countless migratory birds, fish, wildlife ...

RAPIDS CITY, Ill. (KWQC) - A new bridge for the Mississippi River is coming soon for Interstate 80. Officials have been gathering feedback for the past few years, and hosted an online Q&A session ...

The water cycle close water cycleThe system where water is constantly moving above, on or below the earth’s surface and is changing state. is also known as the hydrological cycle. Seas and ...

It’s hard to separate the Great River Road in Mississippi from its counterpart, the Blues Highway. The history explored by ...

See our complete Mississippi U.S. House Election Results for all districts, including county-by-county maps and breakdowns: For more election results from local Mississippi election races ...

Barges wrap around bottomland forest in Pool 10 of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The 240,000-acre refuge, which includes backwaters off the main river channel ...