Could all this flood water in southern Alberta be shipped to areas that are in drought?

Ha! Unfortunately, there are large swaths of the upper Midwest and Midwest in the U.S. (not just Alberta) that have far too much water and/or flooding even now. The Red River (North Dakota / MN border) is cresting now, in summer, when usually it would only be at flood stage during snow melt/early Spring.

I’d like to see a pipeline that could direct water our flood waters up here to desert regions like Colorado/Utah/Arizona..but can you imagine how cost prohibitive it’s construction would be?

http://www.fluther.com/149156/would-building-a-kind-of-national-aquaduct-be-practical/

Here’s what a few people think

Oh, wow, I SO agree with @LuckyGuy’s opinion on that older thread that @woodcutter posted. Can’t see how transporting water would be economically viable—and the flooding is rather transient.

I think the cost of doing this would keep it from ever happening. There wouldn’t be enough profit for the powers that be.

Also, in Alberta, some of the flooding waters are polluted from tar sands rendering operations. You don’t want to drink that or irrigate with that anywhere.

Maybe more reservoir’s are needed to hold the flood waters and regulate the amount of flow into pipe connections,to cities with facilities to filter ppolluted water.

Up until two years ago, Southern Alberta experienced 7 years of serious drought. Climate change so extreme, in my opinion reflects the effects of human activity.