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Taming the Mississippi River
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Taming the Mississippi River

Engineers use levees, floodways, dams, and much more to control the ever restless Mississippi.

Published Mar 18, 2015

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Lay of the Land Between Old River and the Mississippi
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Lay of the Land Between Old River and the Mississippi

This model of the land elevation between the Mississippi, the Atchafalaya, and the Old River show the uphill fight to control river flow.

Published Jun 4, 2011

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Mississippi River Well Below Normal
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Mississippi River Well Below Normal

Coming off of the extreme floods of 2011, the river was approaching historic lows in the summer of 2012 near Memphis and along much of its lower reaches.

Published Aug 21, 2012

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Mississippi Meanders
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Mississippi Meanders

Published Aug 31, 2006

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Morganza Floodway, 1973
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Morganza Floodway, 1973

Observations by Landsat 1 from 1973 show the Morganza Floodway after its first and only opening in 57 years.

Published May 14, 2011

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Meandering Mississippi River
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Meandering Mississippi River

The wandering river is a boon to farming, but it has no interest in state borders.

Published Jul 19, 2020

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Flooding on the Lower Mississippi Continues
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Flooding on the Lower Mississippi Continues

Much of the Lower Mississippi River was flooded in March.

Published Mar 20, 2019

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Winter Flooding on the Mississippi
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Winter Flooding on the Mississippi

Persistent rains and saturated soils across the watershed swelled the river to its banks and occasionally onto floodplains.

Published Feb 4, 2020

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Flooding in Memphis
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Flooding in Memphis

Acquired May 10, 2011, and April 21, 2010, these natural-color images show flooded and normal conditions along the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee.

Published May 11, 2011

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Burlington, Iowa, and the Mississippi Floodplain
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Burlington, Iowa, and the Mississippi Floodplain

The city has a commanding view of the fertile and well-vegetated river basin and plain.

Published May 15, 2017

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Lingering Floodwaters near Vicksburg, Mississippi
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Lingering Floodwaters near Vicksburg, Mississippi

These false-color images compare conditions along the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers around Vicksburg in June 2011, during heavy flooding, and three years earlier.

Published Jun 14, 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

Winter Flooding in Mississippi and Louisiana
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Winter Flooding in Mississippi and Louisiana

Persistent heavy rains in the first two months of 2020 have swelled rivers from Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico.

Published Feb 29, 2020

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Mississippi River Delta
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Mississippi River Delta

Time, weather, and human intervention have all shaped the Mississippi Delta in Louisiana, a giant bird’s foot shape protruding into the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River deposits sediment into the ocean, and over 25 years, NASA Landsat satellites observed changes in the delta’s shape.

Published Oct 7, 2007

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Flooding on the Lower Mississippi
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Flooding on the Lower Mississippi

Louisiana prepared for the arrival of flood water that stemmed from heavy rains that fell far upriver in Missouri and Illinois.

Published Jan 16, 2016

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Flooding reaches Vicksburg, Mississippi
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Flooding reaches Vicksburg, Mississippi

The Mississippi River is rising around Vicksburg, Mississippi, in this image taken on May 10, 2011.

Published May 11, 2011

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