The mission of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is to lead the state's efforts in ensuring a secure water future for ...

Preparation is underway in the city of Vicksburg as the Mississippi river continues to rise.The state of emergency was issued earlier this month as water from Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee head ...

President Lyndon Johnson (circled) surveys the swollen Mississippi River in Lilydale during a visit to St. Paul on April 14, 1965, two days before the floodwaters crested at a record 26.4 feet.

President Lyndon Johnson even flew out from Washington, D.C., to survey the destruction and pledge all necessary assistance ...

IT’S A BIG JOB, AND WE FOUND OUT WHY. THERE ARE 26 MILES OF FLOOD WALL AND EARTHEN LEVEE. MSD ACTIVATED ALL 16 PUMP STATIONS DURING THE EVENT. THEY PUMPED 12.1 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER ...

The plan includes an above-ground flood wall to block water from spilling over the riverbanks, as well as ecological restoration of the marshes in the Mystic River tributary. 4. The Boston City ...

Volunteers were divided into 10 teams assigned to various areas near the riverfront, including along the Riverwalk, across the flood wall, and within the park itself. To the surprise of many ...

The chances a mile-long wall — meant to ward off the rising ocean ... Review Act alone can take as many as 18 months to file — plus soil permitting required as well as the bidding process ...

as the Metropolitan Sewer District ran pump stations and installed flood wall closures. April floods lifted the river about 9 feet higher than in February, surpassing the 2018 crest by about 1 foot.

Changes are made to the flood wall plan over concerns it would make the common "less visible". Suspected human remains from a grave were washed up during recent floods in Mudford, Somerset.