Dams and levees are critical pieces of our infrastructure and our history. They're one of the oldest type of human-made structures on the planet, and they were one of the first things that that ...

Twenty years ago Hurricane Katrina caused devastating effects for Louisianans and those in surrounding states when the levees meant to protect residents failed. This explainer provides a look at the ...

Drive across the top of the levee; come back along the levee’s “toe” slope; pause when a flood wall or obstruction crosses ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KTXL) — A storm that started on New Year’s ...

It is a time consuming, high effort and data intensive task to inspect a levee. That means it is also expensive. Thanks to ...

First, there was President Trump’s executive order to release billions of gallons of water from two reservoirs in the Central Valley, a move the Feds walked back after farmers and water experts ...

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