Low flood risk on the Mississippi River this spring, unless big rainstorms sweep in
Snowmelt, the single biggest predictor of the river's spring flood risk, won't play a big role this year as there wasn't much snow to begin with across the river basin.
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Driving the Scenic Great River Road in Wisconsin
The Great River Road in Wisconsin is one of the most scenic portions of the entire trip down the Great River Road.
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A century of pristine nature: The Upper Mississippi River Refuge turns 100
The Upper Mississippi River National ... 240,000 acres of floodplain along the river from Wabasha, Minnesota, to Rock Island, Illinois, including much of Wisconsin's geographically unique ...
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Facts to know about the Mississippi River
A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi ... in the river’s shipping channel is about 2 miles — in Lake Pepin, on the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin.