Images related to High Waters along the Mississippi River

Floods Continue along the Mississippi River
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Floods Continue along the Mississippi River

Acquired May 8, 2011, April 29, 2011, and May 3, 2010, these false-color images show water levels along the Mississippi River between Memphis and Vicksburg.

Published May 9, 2011

Land Floods

Rising Waters on the Mississippi River
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Rising Waters on the Mississippi River

Acquired March 1 and 20, 2011, these false-color images show rising waters on the Mississippi River and some of its tributaries.

Published Mar 21, 2011

Land Floods

Lingering Floods along the Mississippi River
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Lingering Floods along the Mississippi River

Acquired May 20, 2011, and April 14, 2011, these false-color images show water levels along the Mississippi River.

Published May 23, 2011

Land Floods

Rising Waters on the Lower Mississippi
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Rising Waters on the Lower Mississippi

Acquired May 15, 2011, April 29, 2011, and May 4, 2010, these false-color images show conditions along the Lower Mississippi River.

Published May 16, 2011

Land Floods

Floods Spread South along the Mississippi River
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Floods Spread South along the Mississippi River

Acquired May 5, 2011, and May 5, 2010, these false-color images compared flood conditions in 2011 to calmer conditions one year earlier.

Published May 7, 2011

Image of the Day Land Floods

Lingering Floods in Louisiana
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Lingering Floods in Louisiana

Acquired June 8, 2011, and June 9, 2010, these false-color images compare conditions along the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers in Louisiana.

Published Jun 9, 2011

Floods

Water in the Morganza Floodway
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Water in the Morganza Floodway

Acquired May 18, 2011, and May 4, 2011, these false-color images show flooded conditions along the Lower Mississippi River, including diverted water entering the Morganza Floodway on May 18.

Published May 18, 2011

Floods

Flooding Slowly Recedes along the Souris River
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Flooding Slowly Recedes along the Souris River

Acquired August 7, 2011, and July 7, 2011, these false-color images compare conditions along the Souris River, which flooded in the summer of 2011.

Published Aug 8, 2011

Land Floods

Continued Flooding along the Mississippi
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Continued Flooding along the Mississippi

Acquired April 29, 2011, and April 29, 2010, these false-color images demonstrate worse springtime flooding conditions in 2011.

Published May 1, 2011

Land Floods

Lower Mississippi River Remains Swollen
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Lower Mississippi River Remains Swollen

Acquired June 1, 2011, and May 28, 2010, these false-color images compare conditions along the Lower Mississippi River.

Published Jun 1, 2011

Land Floods