Historically low water levels in the Mississippi River have allowed saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico to creep up the river and into local water sources.

This is the third year in a row that saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico has crept up the Mississippi River. This phenomenon, known as saltwater intrusion, occurs when the rate of flow in the river dips ...

Typically, the mighty flow of the Mississippi River — which stretches from northern Minnesota, through the center of the continental United States and out to the Gulf of Mexico — is enough to ...

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineering will build an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River to prevent the flow of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico into the river.

Extreme drought has been present in the areas where the river flows into the Gulf and in regions north of Louisiana which feed into the Mississippi including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Missouri.

NEW ORLEANS — Shell will move its New Orleans-based Gulf of Mexico operations headquarters from Poydras Street to a location in a planned development near the Mississippi River in late 2024 or ...

The Mississippi River is facing a low flow rate, which could allow saltwater to pollute New Orleans' drinking water. The Washington Post via Getty Images 2023-10-01T17:37:57Z ...

Those are just some of the complex factors blamed for an inland flow of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico into the Mississippi River. Salty water was a problem for months for low-population ...

For months, Louisiana oyster farmer Mitch Jurisich, Jr. watched the Mississippi as an invisible surge of Gulf of Mexico salt water crept up the tail end of the river, twisting along levees through ...

The Mississippi River bed from the mouth by the Gulf, all the way to Natchez, MS sits lower than the Gulf of Mexico. Salt water is more dense or heavier than fresh water.

Mississippi River levels are so low that saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico is threatening drinking water in Louisiana. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ricky Boyett of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crews moving silt onto an underwater sill in the Mississippi River on Friday. The sill aims to keep saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico from moving upriver.