June 19, 2026

This Week's Water News: Celebrating wins for National Rivers Month, a once dangerous river transformed into a recreation hotspot, satellite images show disappearing water globally, recent quakes under the Mississippi near New Madrid, a fish kill on the West Fork of the Black River, an early warning tool may protect river fish in heat waves, North Dakota looks to use Missouri River for nuclear power, Bagnell dam nears a century, a daring water rescue at Lake Springfield, and century old water main collapse closes parts of St. Louis

MISSOURI
Nearly Century Old Dam Symbol of Innovation and Growth
Bagnell Dam nears a century as a symbol of American innovation and growth
13 KRCG

Recent Quakes and Tremors Under Mississippi River
8 New Madrid Quakes Followed By Tremor Under Mississippi River
KSIS

Century-old Water Main Collapses
Century-old water main collapse closes parts of downtown St. Louis
KSDK

Daring Water Rescue at Lake Springfield
‘They didn’t hesitate’: Eyewitness described daring water rescue at Lake Springfield
Ozarks First

Missouri Investigates Fish Kill
Missouri investigates dead fish possibly linked to wastewater release
Fox 2 Now

NATIONAL
North Dakota Looks to use Missouri River for Nuclear Power
North Dakota looking to use Missouri River as water source for nuclear power
KSJB

Satellite Images of Disappearing Water Globally
Satellite images show 10 places where water is disappearing globally
Alijazeera

Once Dangerous River Transformed into a Recreation Hotspot
River Once Too Dangerous to Use and Filled with Sewage Has Been Transformed Into a Recreation Hotspot
People

Celebrating Wins for National Rivers Month
Celebrating Wins for National Rivers Month
American Rivers

Early Warning Tool May Protect River Fish in Heat Waves
Early warning tool may protect river fish in heat waves
PHYS ORG