A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

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Ragsdale and his on-board crew of 17 are here because the once-mighty Mississippi River is in crisis: Recent years have seen severe, months-long droughts take hold across a vast swathe of America ...

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

Mount Everest is about 15 to 50 meters taller than it would otherwise be because of uplift caused by a nearby eroding river gorge, and continues to grow because of it. Mount Everest is about 15 to ...

This photo shows the dam at the end of the 2019 rainy season The long-running dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over a massive hydroelectric dam being built on the River Nile shows no sign ...

Where a river begins Features of a river's upper course How waterfalls, gorges and other physical features are formed Wildlife you might find near or in the upper course This resource is suitable ...

If you'd like to take a cruise but aren't interested in the hustle and bustle of a massive ocean liner, consider a river cruise. River cruises offer the chance to visit lesser-known ports around ...

From private butlers to swim-up bars and wine cellars, here are the world’s best river cruise lines shortlisted in the 2024 Globe Travel Awards.

A river is divided up into three sections called courses. There is the upper, middle and a lower course. A river starts in the upper course, usually an elevated section of land such as a mountain ...

My name is Karina and come from the Republic of Khakassia, a region in Southern Siberia. I live in the small town of Abakan, located at the confluence of the Enisei and Abakan Rivers. I graduated from ...