Army Corps of Engineers is controlling five dams to reduce downstream flood risks in WA. Mud Mountain Dam, the closest to Pierce County, provides protection for Sumner and others. The Corps is trying ...

People swim and play in the Big River at Rockford Park on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Jefferson County where water funneled through an opening in a former dam creates dangerous currents. Most of the ...

NEWBURGH — The environmental group Riverkeeper will begin deconstructing the Holden Dam on Quassaick Creek in Orange County next fall, thanks to a $4 million grant from the National Coastal Resilience ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A “false alarm” left residents shaken along the Clackamas River early Tuesday morning over fears that Rivermill Dam had malfunctioned. The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office ...

Sirens went off at 1 a.m. Tuesday near Estacada, along with public warnings that Portland General Electric’s River Mill dam could fail and area residents should evacuate immediately, people in the ...

Explore the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s most powerful dam, which has a reservoir so massive it even affects the Earth’s rotation. This video delves into its construction process, the reason for its ...

The Flat Rock City Council has approved potentially agreeing to purchase the Flat Rock dam from the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority that currently owns it. Purchasing the decommissioned ...

MIDLAND, Mich. – It’s the strangest sight -- watching someone cut grass at the bottom of what was once a lake. But that’s the reality for people who live in Edenville. After the dam failure five years ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas — Residents near a dam in Polk County who had to evacuate over the weekend can now go back home. According to the Polk County Office of Emergency Management, enough water has been ...

Polk County officials say residents who evacuated over the weekend because of a breach in the Carter Lake Dam might have to wait several more days before learning whether it’s safe to go home. Late ...

Residents and the public are being advised to evacuate and stay away from a southeast Texas lake after a dam failure this weekend. The Polk County Office of Emergency Management announced Saturday ...

One day after a leaking dam prompted an evacuation warning in Polk County, emergency officials have reported no major flooding in the area. The dam held steady overnight, according to Polk County ...