Rehabilitation of the Lake Matoaka Dam will allow for the safe overtopping of the embankment during an event of Probable Maximum Precipitation, bringing the dam into compliance with State Dam Safety ...

Jan. 22—The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) said late last week that there would be "routine testing" conducted on Wednesday morning on Oroville Dam's main spillway gate hoist system.

FOLSOM - There's a dam dilemma facing the Folsom Dam spillway. In 2017, local dignitaries celebrated the construction of a new auxiliary spillway at Folsom Dam. And after years of drought, the ...

The Marin Municipal Water District is exploring options to increase its storage capacity by modifying spillways on reservoir dams. The district board recently authorized spending up to $2.2 million to ...

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Preliminary designs for the Lower Shaker Lake dam reconstruction include armoring and floodwalls along some of the banks. And that is drawing concerns about obstructed views of ...

JAMESTOWN, Ky. (July 24, 2025) – Work crews at Wolf Creek Dam hit a major milestone yesterday, successfully removing the first of its massive spillway gates. This action signals the modernization of ...

NATICK — The town is gearing up to remove the Charles River Dam in South Natick, with officials currently working on permitting and design. Over the past few weeks, town officials have discussed how ...

Texas legislators have included part of the funding for a $150 million Lake Houston Spillway Dam Improvement Project in the biennium budget, Houston Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin said last week. The state ...

Crews are reinforcing an emergency spillway at Clausen Springs Dam in Barnes County, N.D., hoping to prevent the kind of severe erosion that forced residents downstream in Kathryn to flee their homes ...

Work on raising Anderson Ranch Dam will start slightly later than anticipated based on new designs, according to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials. Construction is now expected to start in early to ...

The number of dams in the United States at risk of overtopping is increasing, "threatening their structural integrity and downstream communities," according to a new study from Florida. About 250,000 ...