A 13-square-mile watershed in Stanislaus County that distributes water to farmers is seeking help from engineers to keep up ...

OROVILLE — With Lake Oroville creeping toward capacity, concerns over emergency spillage loom. The California Department of Water Resources, however, said this won’t happen because of controlled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 22—The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) said late last week that there would be "routine testing" conducted on ...

HARRISBURG, S.D. (KELO) — The spillway replacement project at the Lake Alvin Recreation Area south of Sioux Falls is nearing its completion. It’s a case of out with the old, in with the new at Lake ...

The state determined several years ago the Woodward Reservoir Dam lacks a properly designed spillway, which is considered a ...

MARION — The Little Grassy Lake dam and spillway structure on Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) is now over 80 years old. The age of this structure is beyond its engineered design life.

East of Harrisburg, Lake Alvin has hit the point of bursting. Significant rains, starting Thursday and continuing into late Friday night, filled the lake's spillway, a water control structure meant to ...

7:38 a.m. Feb. 11, 2025: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated which county uses Lake Berryessa for its water. Solano County uses Lake Berryessa’s water for much of its drinking and ...

A recent letter from the Four Lakes Task Force was sent to lake property owners dated July 2025. Restoration progress was reported on the individual dams including anticipated lake refill dates.