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The original 60.5-foot Birds Point fuse plug was blown up using 265 tons of TNT on May 2, 2011. The USACE filled in the crater lake and temporarily patched the levee by putting in a patch that was ...
Heavy rain poured over parts of central Texas, dumping more than a month's worth of rain for places like San Angelo.
It was Newport on the Levee that came to Miami with the art commission. They were seeking a way to beautify the city with a new mural that would sprawl across an area on the Levee. The Department of ...
Monterey County residents in Pajaro had to be evacuated during California's latest atmospheric river storm Saturday after a levee broke.
As climate change and development exacerbate the Mississippi River’s environmental problems, many communities will have to grapple with the questions facing Dogtooth Bend: how to balance the ...
The Pajaro River’s levee rupture grows as another atmospheric river storm moves into California. Photos show floodwaters spill into farmland and agricultural communities on the Central Coast.
Clay Cosse, the president of the east bank levee authority, has issued an endorsement statement and contributed money to the campaign of a candidate for St. Bernard Parish president, in ...
Enhancing levee inspections with advanced technology by Katie Carroll, Texas A&M University edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...
The Black River has overtopped a levee, causing flooding in Butler County, but no breaches have been reported. Officials are assessing the damage as the river slowly recedes. Residents are warned ...
The levee breech in Monterey County triggered flooding and evacuations. NPR's Sacha Pfeifer talks to state Sen. John Laird about what must be done to prevent another catastrophe.
Televised images of flooded homes demonstrated the dire need for levee reinforcement earlier this year when Merced County’s Planada and Monterey County’s Pajaro were overrun.