More: Rolling on the river: How the Mississippi flows through American music, and inspires to this day I did take a few liberties. For example, some songs are about tributaries of the Mississippi ...

Scouting the major waterways and tributaries of the Mississippi River is an all-day job. Photograph by Kali Wexler The Mississippi River system is the fourth longest in the world, ebbing and ...

Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical.

Other approved flood control projects will be funded along the lower Mississippi River and its tributaries, including the ...