How clean is the upper Mississippi River? 6 takeaways from a new report

The report from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association analyzed 30 years of data, finding that while water quality is generally improving, there are new problems emerging. News Today's news ... Read More

How clean is upper Mississippi? Some improvements, threats | Environment | theadvocate.com

A new report released Tuesday from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association found that, although water quality has generally improved in the upper river in past decades, new threats such ... Read More

Good news and bad news: 30-year report details Upper Mississippi water quality | MPR News

A new report from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association looks at how water quality in the river has changed over 30 years from 1989 through 2018. There is some good news and some bad news. Read More

Report: High water, longer flooding change Upper Mississippi River ecosystem - The Gazette

High water and longer-lasting flooding are changing the habitat along the Upper Mississippi River, according to a new report analyzing nearly 30 years of data. The upper basin is the natural ... Read More

Upper Mississippi River shipping season ends - Radio Iowa

The shipping season officially ends today on the Upper Mississippi, and winter maintenance begins on four locks and dams between Hastings, Minnesota, and Guttenberg, Iowa. Read More

Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is booming again on the upper Mississippi River - MSN

Records show wild rice was common around the turn of the 20th century, but poor water quality caused die-offs in the 1980s. Today, it's making a big return on the river. Read More

Water levels on the Mississippi River are plummeting for the second year in a row - CNN

Water levels along the Mississippi River are plummeting for the second year in a row after this summer’s blistering heat and low rainfall triggered extreme drought across parts of the Central US. Read More

Should you eat fish from the Mississippi River?

The Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA,) established by the governors of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin to promote cooperation and collaborative policy development ... Read More

New funding proposal aims to reduce bottlenecks on Upper Mississippi River - News Service - Iowa State University

Graphic collage inspired by the locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Larger image. Created by Deb Berger/Iowa State University. AMES, IA — On the Upper Mississippi River, ... News ... Read More

Why are the Mississippi River’s floodplain forests dying?

Along the river between Bellevue and Clinton, Iowa, for example, forest cover dropped nearly 18% between 2010 and 2020, said Nathan De Jager, who researches the upper river’s floodplain forests ... Read More

Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is booming again on the upper Mississippi River

Records show wild rice was common around the turn of the 20th century, but poor water quality caused die-offs in the 1980s. Today, it's making a big return on the river. Read More