The number of dams in the United States at risk of overtopping is increasing, "threatening their structural integrity and downstream communities," according to a new study from Florida. About 250,000 ...

America's dams are currently averaging 64 years old, and most of us don't give them a second thought until something goes wrong. We drive past them, boat on their reservoirs, and live downstream from ...

Since 2000, more dams have failed in Wisconsin than in almost any other state, a new report has found, raising questions about how they will fare under more frequent and severe rain events driven by ...

Andrew Brown, a senior geoarchaeologist, inspects the camera on a drone before sending it up for another flight over the Rapidan Dam on Monday. Brown and other researchers are using drone imagery to ...

The second deadliest dam failure in U.S. history happened suddenly. The St. Francis Dam was a 205-ft-high concrete gravity arch dam located in San Francisquito Canyon, 30 miles north of Los Angeles.

WITH THE FINAL PLAN EXPECTED IN FEBRUARY. WELL, OUR NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT TOLD YOU HOW THOUSANDS OF DAMS IN THE COUNTRY NEED TO BE FIXED IN NEW MEXICO. THERE ARE FIVE THAT NEED IMMEDIATE REPAIR.

A drone image of the Blue Earth River upstream towards the Rapidan Dam in October of 2024. It shows the magnitude of impact following the release of sediment into the stream following the partial ...

POST FALLS, Idaho — A crane accident at the North Channel Dam in Post Falls on Tuesday raised initial concerns about potential flooding, prompting a flash flood alert for the area. However, ...