In May 1949, 11 inches of rain fell on Fort Worth in nine hours, turning the Trinity River into a 14-block-wide body of water ...

The Amite River Basin Commission is proposing to preserve this 4,265-acre region of lowland swamp in South Baton Rouge for ...

As ocean levels rise, coastal communities face an ever-increasing risk of severe flooding. The existing infrastructure ...

A levee system that protects about 200,000 residents in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from Gulf of Mexico storms reached a milestone today with an agreement that kicks off federal-led ...

The levee system along the Columbia River in Multnomah County could be in for an overhaul under a local bond measure in the upcoming primary. Measure 26-243 asks voters to invest up to $150 ...

Credit: Nick Graham Credit: Nick Graham This story looks at why the dam and levee system is facing expensive challenges. The conservancy district maintains and operates the dam and levee system ...

The 1937 flood left behind a convincing argument: It costs much less to invest in a state-of-the-art levee system than it does to rebuild every time the Ohio overcomes its banks. About two decades ...

The Burns levee system is a 2.4-mile stretch of earth and rocks buffering the town from a bank of the Silvies. It was originally constructed by property owners along the river, though there aren ...

With the onslaught of rain that Arkansas saw earlier this month, and more expected in the coming days, some in Conway County have been claiming that their levee system isn’t prepared.

With the onslaught of rain that Arkansas saw earlier this month, and more expected in the coming days, some in Conway County have been claiming that their levee system isn’t prepared.