MPCA will monitor a year’s worth of Mississippi River water within the state

The state will monitor water quality from more than 50 sites along the Mississippi River in Minnesota this year in an effort to get a broader picture of the health of the waterway. The Minnesota ... Read More

Minnesota to take the pulse of the Mississippi River, from the headwaters to Iowa border

For the first time, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will study the entire 650-mile stretch of the Mississippi River within state borders this year. Read More

State regulators launch big Mississippi water monitoring project

It’s the first time the state has tested the whole river in one year. Usually, regulators section out one stretch each year to monitor. Read More

Ice cover on the upper Mississippi River was fleeting this winter. Is this our future?

The upper Mississippi River as it snakes along Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa typically freezes during ... when U.S. Geological Survey staff monitored water quality on the river, they got into ... Read More

'Designed for that risk': Engineers say barge impact wouldn't take down Mississippi River bridges in western Wisconsin

The upper Mississippi River is a heavily ... one of the border bridges up and down the river between Minnesota and Wisconsin.” He said the state also has annual meetings with North Dakota ... Read More

Water quality in creek near Garland's Tinsley Park almost back to 'natural state'

GARLAND – Water in a creek near Tinsley Park has "nearly returned to its natural state," Garland city officials said Friday. The city believes cloudy water in the creek may have been caused by a ... Read More

Mississippi River shipping faces potential crisis for third straight year

An unusually warm and dry winter — which allowed the Upper Mississippi River ... and commercial interests that depend on water from the Mississippi River.” If this forecast comes to pass ... Read More

Water News

Apr. 16, 2024 — Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make ... Read More

Water quality grant awardees announced

The committee recently awarded the water quality improvement program grants, totaling $310,000. The projects selected include improvements to the Borse Park stream and pond in Willowbrook ... Read More

New water quality lab to monitor river

A new facility is set to open in Guildford as part of efforts to monitor the water quality of the ... with the University of Surrey. Alistair Young, from The River Wey Trust, told BBC Radio ... Read More

American science association honors Iowa State innovators for advancing science

AMES, Iowa – The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is honoring five Iowa State University researchers for their ... lasting impacts in sustainably providing nutritious, ... Read More

Ice cover on the upper Mississippi River was fleeting this winter. Is this our future?

From left: Henry Neymeyer, 18, and Bronson Kirk, 18, both of Lisbon, Iowa, fish the Cedar River at Palisades-Kepler State Park ... Shawn Giblin, Mississippi River water quality specialist for ... Read More