The mouth of the Mississippi River is the arena for a kind of wrestling match. In one corner of the ring is the salt water of the Gulf of Mexico, and in the other, the river’s fresh water.

The Mississippi River drains more than 40 percent of the continental U.S. – just how much trash does it take along with it?

The National Hurricane Center on Saturday is tracking two tropical waves in the Atlantic Ocean including one in the Gulf of Mexico, ... possibly entering the Mississippi River Valley, he said.

Where does the water in the Mississippi River come from before it gets to New Orleans? ... which by volume discharges an average of 7.4 million cfs into the Atlantic Ocean.

The Mississippi River drains more than 40% of the continental U.S. ... “It may not look like a plastic beverage bottle by the time it gets to the ocean, but it’s still there,” Wendt said.

A clue to just how high the Mississippi River is in Plaquemines Parish just south of New Orleans as Hurricane ... which by volume discharges an average of 7.4 million cfs into the Atlantic Ocean.