Two parks in New Milford with access to the Housatonic River and Candlewood Lake will be closed temporarily beginning on ...

Two public access points to the Housatonic River will close as of Saturday under an emergency executive order issued in the wake of last weekend’s drowning. Mayor Pete Bass signed the order, barring ...

COLUMBUS — When areas of the Loup River basin were pounded by more than 15 inches of rain on Aug. 12, 1966, downstream communities such as Columbus could see trouble Loup River Dike Skip to main ...

The Dutch military stepped in and prevented major flooding of an area along the overflowing Meuse River. Upriver more evacuations were ordered. By Thomas Erdbrink A breach in the dike along the ...

For the last 150 years the Machias dike-bridge has prevented tides from flowing up into the Middle River. But the structure has deteriorated, and locals are divided over the plan to replace it ...

Work started last week on restoring a wing dike in the North Platte River in an effort to get water to move more quickly through the area and to stay out of people’s yards. It is a small part of ...

In that time, federal and Nisqually Tribe officials say more than 8 miles of dike have been removed, recovering 900 acres of estuary. The idea is to let the river develop more channels for fish ...

River dikes are small dams made of earth that are used to hold in the water of the course of a river, without affecting the course too much. However, when the water exceeds a certain level due to ...

The dike helped funnel smelt up the Sandy River each spring. Now state and federal agencies hope to reopen the channel next summer to help restore habitat for salmon and steelhead.