Emergency repairs are happening on the levee near the Cosumnes River from damage that dates back to the 2023 winter storms.

Erosion along a stretch of levee in eastern Sacramento County has prompted a local proclamation of emergency. On Tuesday, the ...

A repaired Cosumnes River section of levee, where a break in early January 2023 caused flooding in Wilton. Sacramento County on Tuesday Feb. 4, 2025, announced an alert for needed repairs to a section ...

First, President Donald Trump’s order to release water from two California dams raised expert concerns about flooding. Then ...

Everyone needs freshwater, but many people don’t live near a reliable source. See how human hands have changed the way water moves around the Earth.

Levees are different from dams, which are built across waterways to hold back and collect water in reservoirs. When water is released from a reservoir, it can put levees downstream to the test.

The levee will be breached in nine places, creating an open water habitat for fish and wildlife in the Sacramento-San Joaquin ...

A levee near Sherman Lake in southern Sacramento County sustained significant erosion during recent storms, but is currently stable as it undergoes emergency repairs. A levee near Sherman Lake in ...

The farmers in the video needed to stop the flow of water into their orchard. They decided to pile dirt into the pickup beds and drive them into the hole in the levee. The video specifically shows ...

Water begins percolating down these cracks and under the pilings, weakening the soil foundation. The stage is now set for a major breach of the levee here and an even larger one a little farther ...

As the county awaits a potential new SPLOST, the Macon Water Authority passed a resolution of $29 million for levee repairs and $43 million for stormwater improvements. Lucas says she was the one ...