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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Rains have ended over the Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi river basins, but runoff from 8-16 inches of rain over just a few ...

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?

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

Mike Ezell R-Mississippi. It was introduced Feb ... state and federal agencies involved in the management of the river and its tributaries. The commission would be federally funded, and draw ...

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.