Vicksburg District opened the gates of the Steele Bayou Drainage Structure, located approximately 10 miles north of Vicksburg ...

Three state wildlife management areas and one national wildlife refuge have hunting closures in place due to flooding. Two ...

(WJTV) – In response to the rising water levels on the Mississippi River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District closed the gates of the Steele Bayou Control Structure on ...

Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys. Runoff from that rain is just now surging through the lowest portion of the Mississippi River and is leading to moderate to high flood levels in some areas ...

Built nearly 100 years ago, the Bonnet Carré Spillway is a critical flood control structure that helps keep the Mississippi River below flood stage by diverting excess water into Lake Pontchartrain.

The Corps has not yet announced whether the agency will open the spillway, and says they are monitoring the forecast before making a recommendation.

The Corps is in the second year of a five-year study of flood control on the lower Mississippi, which could change how the corps manages flooding along a river that drains 41% of the contiguous ...

In 1879 Congress created the Mississippi River Commission to oversee federal funds for flood control. The Commission was a response to the long-standing dispute between James Buchanan Eads ...

In 1879 Congress created the Mississippi River Commission to oversee federal funds for flood control. The Commission was a response to the long-standing dispute between James Buchanan Eads ...