While heavy rains test drainage systems within municipalities, what happens in the mountains — particularly with the snowpack — is the true test on the state's flood control system. How it works ...

L.A.’s flood-control system survived epic storm. But it’s losing battle with climate change Storm runoff is seen along the LA River in Atwater Village on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.

These are among the activities that construction of Cedar Rapids’ flood control system has made possible 15 years after the historic 2008 flood devastated Cedar Rapids.

Amid hammering rainfall, viscous mud flows and multiple state emergency declarations, Los Angeles County's Byzantine flood control system has thus far absorbed near-record precipitation — a feat ...

The system was constructed after Hurricane Donna in 1960 caused devastating flooding in the area. When it was first built, engineers operated it out of an on-site control room built to withstand ...

Flood Control System Manager Rob Davis talks about the uses of the pipes behind him at the Lot 44 pump station in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.