Transporting water from the Mississippi River basin, which drains roughly 40% of the continental United States, has always been a long shot that many say isn’t practical or remotely cost-effective.

Photos and satellite imagery from the central United States show how the region’s worst drought in at least a decade has pushed the Mississippi River and its tributaries to drop to record lows ...

The serious drought in much of the United States over the past several months is having an impact on the Mississippi River, the second-longest river in the country after the Missouri River. The ...

The river flows through 10 states, but drains from 32 states and 2 Canadian provinces. Stock image of a map of the Mississippi river and some of its tributaries.

The Mississippi River basin, which includes 32 states and two Canadian provinces, produces 92% of the nation’s agricultural exports and 78% of the world’s exports in feed grains and soybeans.

Transporting water from the Mississippi River basin, which drains roughly 40 percent of the continental United States, has always been a long shot that many say isn’t practical or remotely cost ...