Levees are different from dams, which are built across waterways to hold back and collect water in reservoirs. When water is ...

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 ...

Clever engineering and regular maintenance keep a 100-year-old dam and levee system operating, protecting more than $10 billion in property annually.

Roughly 39,000 property owners across the region are paying more money on tax bills due Feb. 14 to prevent the Great Miami River from overflowing its banks.

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 ...

The Department of Water Resources is preparing to begin releasing water down the main spillway at Lake Oroville today as ...

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.