Articles Tagged with ''flood''

The lack of 'buy-in' on a plan led to the Corps of Engineers to terminate its flood study.

Flood design is often reduced to meeting federal and local regulations, but some engineers want more bespoke solutions to keep buildings dry

The second phase of the Muddy River flood risk management construction is scheduled to begin in July following the award of a $36.5 million contract by the Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.

10,000 Midland County, Mich., residents were forced to leave their homes when heavy rains May 19 and 20 swelled the Titabawassee River to a record high and caused the Edenville and Sanford dams to fail.

Davenport, Iowa and the Quad Cities area prepares for expected flooding, while the Bonnet Carre Spillway was opened in Louisiana.

Among the challenges the project team faced were unprecedented flood threat and maintaining critical functions during construction.

Even though flood water has fallen to levels that make some bridges and channel roads passable in the tiny island town of Kaskaskia, Ill., local officials still don't have a good idea of how much damage more than three months of being submerged has done.

Combination of historic cold, rain and snow unleashed a torrent that overwhelmed dams, bridges and reservoirs