Thanks to unseasonably low water levels, islands of silt, rock and sand — and even an abandoned car — have emerged in the Fox River near East and West Dundee and Carpentersville.

Silt falling out of the Sangamon River upstream found the entrance to the town’s marina 20 years ago, and then kept coming, eventually creating an island.

Silt. Tons of it. Having built up in the river, the silt has wreaked havoc on River Day, an annual swim and boat competition that ended in 1988 because swimmers were hitting the river’s bottom ...

Advocate staff photo by SCOTT THRELKELD -- An island of silt and vegetation obstructs a canal in the River Oaks subdivision near Slidell Wednesday, April 29, 2015.

When a household in Hiddingh was installing a borehole a few weeks ago, the employed construction company accidentally let the waste flow to a nearby part of the Liesbeek River. This reportedly raised ...

Whenever it rains, which is often these days, the headwaters of Middle River transform into a screaming bright red-orange glow.Nature at work? Yes, but some Baltimore County residents point to ...

When 57-year-old Silt resident Jeff Zelenka found an Olympus 100 camera in the Colorado River, he had very little hope of finding its owners. He had even less hope that the camera’s SD card, which it ...