May 31 (UPI) --When it comes to repairing the tallest dam in America, sometimes it helps to shrink the problem to a more manageable size. That's why California water officials are relying on a scale ...

As engineers at California’s Oroville dam began to investigate what led to the failure of the main spillway during heavy runoff in February and analyze solutions, they looked for help nearly a ...

There has long been a concern among civil engineers that dams could fail days or weeks after an earthquake, even if no immediate evidence of a problem surfaced. Their concern has focused on possible ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly two decades of stabilization work for the Bluestone Dam located in Summers County, a crucial floodwater control in West Virginia, is now entering its fifth and final phase.

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A new report warns of the potential for major negative impacts on fish and fish habitat caused by large hydroelectric dams, like that currently under evaluation through the Next Generation Hydro ...

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Freshwater ecosystems, representing highly important areas for biodiversity conservation, play a vital role in human life by providing key ecosystem services and benefits. Freshwater ecosystems, ...