Hoover Dam works because it holds the Colorado River hundreds of feet above the channel downstream. That elevation difference ...

In the report to the district, the hydrologist said there used to be regular dredging of the creek when the reservoir was ...

Two John Deere engines are being used to restore an important reservoir in Kansas where sediment buildup is a pressing issue.

Lake Powell’s retreat is revealing a lost world covered in deep piles of sedimentary sludge. A group of adventurers and ...

Low flows on the Rio Grande upstream of Elephant Butte Reservoir in south-central New Mexico in September 2022. Sediment carried by rivers can settle in reservoirs and gradually reduce their ...

For years, the Baltimore Department of Public Works postponed the dredging of Lake Montebello and a nearby washwater lake, ...

In order to restore water storage capacity, ensure the safety of structures, and improve the efficiency of water supply for ...

Sediment RC is a key indicator of benthic habitat quality. Its stability influences the biogeochemical cycling of organic ...

The legal battle over the future of Lake Wynonah has taken another turn. The community’s 175-acre reservoir remains at the ...

Since the state built a dam 20 years ago to flood the area, water levels at the Jordanelle Reservoir have changed with precipitation and irrigation needs. By the end of the summer, those levels were ...

The Bessom Bridge on Exmoor was flooded nearly 50 years ago when Wimbleball Reservoir was created.

Grain size statistics show the tide-dominated estuary traps fine sediments that can bind pollutants, guiding environmental ...