A 2019 infrastructure report card gave the state’s levees a "D," citing that despite significant investments, much more work ...

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

California's levees are a crucial part of its infrastructure, but many of them are in poor condition and not well-maintained, leaving them vulnerable to failure in the event of heavy rainfall or ...

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

Levees generally take the form of either an earthen embankment or a floodwall made of concrete or other materials. Levees are different from dams, which are built across waterways to hold back and ...

Sutter County has more resources this storm season after getting a grant from the California Department of Water Resources.

After more than a decade of work and hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Bennington Levee has been certified as active by the Army Corps of Engineers. The one-time agricultural levee was upgraded ...

The earlier 2018 study was called “ARkStorm,” nodding to Noah’s biblical flood and atmospheric rivers generally. The report ...

Lake Shasta's water storage has increased by more than 500,000 acre feet over the past week. That's over half of the total capacity of Folsom Lake.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A man was rescued Thursday morning after driving his car down a boat ramp and into ...

The Joliet City Council approved spending $115,000 to buy two of seven parcels needed for the levee to be built along the ...

The Minnesota River crested Sunday at 27.76 feet in Jordan and was slowly going down, checking in at 27.4 feet Tuesday afternoon. Last Thursday, the Scott County Road 9/Carver County Road 11 river ...