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Work crews at Wolf Creek Dam hit a major milestone yesterday, successfully removing the first of its massive spillway ...
The number of dams in the United States at risk of overtopping is increasing, threatening their structural integrity and ...
Work crews at Center Hill Dam removed the first of its massive spillway gates Saturday, a pivotal first step for an ...
An observant dam tender noticed the stranded yearling cubs just as he was about to release water from the Vallecito Reservoir down the spillway on Friday, April 19, Colorado Parks and Wildlife ...
"Decades ago, dam builders used the best available technology knowledge, but things have been changing," said civil engineer ...
Trinity River Authority officials said the dam's drainage area was compromised, leading to them issuing a " potential failure watch," which means officials will monitor and evaluate the spillway's ...
The thunderous roar of the swollen Yantic River cascading over the 95-foot-wide spillway of the Fitchville Pond Dam, a 19th-century artifact of a tiny village’s past as a thriving textile ...
The spillway gates of Rawal Dam will be opened at 6:00 AM on Thursday, following the reservoir’s rise to the 1,750.40 foot mark, a ...
The spillway had never been used in the dam’s nearly 50 years of operation, and it was not near capacity when it began to fail. “I’m not sure anything went wrong,” Bill Croyle said.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced in July 2025 that the multi-billion-dollar Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ...
The primary spillway for the tallest dam in the United States is on the verge of failing. If it does, it would send a 30-foot wall of water into nearby communities.