It’s a sight that usually means California is having a good winter and water supplies are healthy. This week, operators at Oroville Dam, the tallest dam in the United States, which holds back ...

OROVILLE — The Department of Water Resources began releasing water out of the Oroville Dam’s main spillway 6 a.m. Monday after rainstorms this week pushed Lake Oroville’s capacity to around 70%. Water ...

Hoover Dam Rafting Adventures is offering a special Holiday Rafting trip through the Black Canyon, where guests can paddle alongside Santa Claus. The six-hour, 12-mile journey along the Colorado River ...

AU TRAIN, MI — Federal regulators are taking steps to terminate a troubled Upper Peninsula hydroelectric dam’s operating license following years of unresolved safety violations and the owner’s recent ...

Happy Dam Removal Day, the time to reflect on and celebrate the progress made in restoring our rivers and the critical biodiversity they support. To date, the damage from 9,003 European dams and weirs ...

Around this time, 89 years ago, the Hoover Dam began supplying electricity to the city of Los Angeles.Finished in 1935 and located along the Nevada and Arizona state lines, the concrete arch structure ...

When political gridlock brings Washington to a halt, the public’s common assumption is that a government shutdown means all national landmarks and federally run attractions must close their doors.

BRANSON, Mo — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week opened three spillways – but officials tell Ozarks First flooding concerns were not the reason. Jay Woods, Public Affairs Specialist with the ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — September 11, 1936 was an electrifying date for Southern Nevada. On this day Hoover Dam began generating power to the area. Lake Mead began filling with water in February of 1935, ...

The Boulder Dam: Later renamed the Hoover Dam, began operation. President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a button in Washington to signal the startup of the dam’s first hydroelectric generator. The 60 ...

Natick was awarded a $1 million state grant to help fund the removal of the Charles River Dam. The dam is classified as high-hazard, and its removal is expected to make the area more resistant to ...

DARDANELLE, Ark. — Update: The gate for the Dardanelle Lock and Dam has officially been closed, according to USACE officials. Following the successful closure, USACE provided the following statement: ...