There are river maps from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, some of which show how it flowed before the implementation of the locks and dams in the 1930s, which forever changed the look of the ...

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse library has amassed an informal holding place for photos, maps, journals and field notes telling the story of the upper Mississippi River and the Driftless ...

In a testament to conservation efforts, the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge Act, enacted in 1924, has safeguarded the floodplain forest and its diverse wildlife for a century.

In the past several years, wild rice has exploded on this part of the upper river, particularly on a section of it called Pool 4, near Alma, and Pool 8, near La Crosse.

Upper Mississippi River refuge celebrates 100 years. ... We’ve got the refuge on a map, but it’s surrounded by a broader landscape, which still has significant problems with polluted runoff.

The rice growing on the upper Mississippi is different. It can reach about 12 feet tall, while plants in northern Wisconsin lakes are typically waist-high — far easier to shake into a boat to ...

CHICAGO, April 27 (Reuters) - All barge traffic will be halted across a wide swath of the Upper Mississippi River for weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday, as record winter ...

North of St. Louis, the upper river is divided into pools by a series of locks and dams. Credit: Annie Ropeik, Ag & Water Desk. Map data: U.S. Geological Survey, World Bank. Annie Ropeik, Ag ...

Forecasters announced Tuesday that the Mississippi River has now crested along much of its path in the Upper Midwest, easing flood fears. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge protects more than 240,000 acres of floodplain along the river from Wabasha, Minnesota to Rock Island, Illinois. by Madeline Heim ...

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is the longest contiguous river refuge in the continental U.S., spanning 261 river miles from Wabasha, Minnesota to Rock Island, Illinois.