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Mississippi in major flood stage, Cedar River at action level: NWS warns of dangers
This means that flooding impacts are only minor, but that additional rainfall could send the river into flood stage. Meanwhile, the Mississippi River is currently in major flood stage, causing ...
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Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is blooming again on the Upper Mississippi
For some, the resurgence of the wild rice is a source of wonder. For others, it’s more of a nuisance, making it hard to ...
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Mississippi River mayors working to form interstate compact to address river needs
started signing support for a Mississippi River Basin Compact. The advocates believe a joint governance will allow them to ...
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Mississippi River mayors launch a new push for a legal agreement to manage the waterway
Legal agreements govern the Great Lakes and some river systems in the U.S., but the Mississippi River doesn’t have a compact.
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Group canoes Mississippi River full length of state
The Mississippi River is a unique creature ... Tennessee and the Atchafalaya River Basin Lock just south of the Louisiana state line. They traversed the river section by section over the course ...
MinnPost9d
Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is booming again on the upper Mississippi River
The place now known as Wisconsin has a rich history of wild rice harvesting dating back thousands of years with the Menominee ...
The Gazette6d
Wild rice booming again on the Upper Mississippi River
Data from a wide-ranging 2022 report on the upper river's ecological status and trends backs this up — prevalence of wild ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel26d
Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is booming again on the upper Mississippi River
Larson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and Alicia Carhart, Mississippi River vegetation specialist ... during their floating-leaf stage. During the summer months, the ...