Reservoirs are mostly managed at local scales as spatially independent units. A basin‐scale perspective may increase awareness at a broader scope and generate insight not evident at local scales. We examined the array of reservoir attributes and fisheries in the Mississippi Basin to identify management opportunities. The basin is the third largest in the world and includes over 1,700 reservoirs >100 ha, the most of any river basin. Our bird's‐eye view shows a piecemeal approach where reservoirs are mostly administered at the local level. Basin‐wide or catchment coordination to holistically address problems that recur across the basin is mostly lacking. A basin‐wide coordination arrangement could facilitate various facets of reservoir management. We reviewed governance arrangements in major river basins across the globe and concluded that the basin‐wide administrative layer we encourage for the Mississippi Basin may already exist in some basins but may not be directly applicable everywhere.

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密西西比河流域的水库鸟瞰图表明需要进行大规模协调

水库大多在地方尺度上作为空间独立的单位进行管理。流域尺度的观点可能会在更大范围内提高人们的认识，并产生在地方尺度上不明显的见识。我们研究了密西西比盆地的一系列水库属性和渔业，以发现管理机会。流域是世界第三大流域，包括超过100公顷的1,700多个水库，是所有流域中最多的。我们的鸟瞰图显示了一种零星的方法，其中的水库大多在地方一级管理。总体上缺乏全流域或流域协调来解决流域各地反复出现的问题。流域范围的协调安排可以促进水库管理的各个方面。