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.

An 1863 map shows the Mississippi River from its junction with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois, to its conclusion in the Gulf of Mexico. The names of the early towns reflect the land's natural ...

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...