The idea of constructing a levee, a technique that ... And as it turns out, the artificial embankment was sorely needed. In just hours, the Obion River, which runs adjacent to their hometown ...

These days, though, the river is largely restricted to one channel. Imprisoned within artificial levees, it’s no longer able to deposit its mud according to hydrological whim; instead ...

PROVO, Utah — A recent engineering investigation found that the levee system along the Provo River has aged significantly and has many "structural issues." "The standard has changed what levees ...

As Pinter put it, “That risk never goes away.” California saw the consequences of that risk in 2023, when a levee along the Pajaro River that was decades overdue for maintenance failed during a winter ...

Most of the river’s levees were built up during the 1920s ... If done correctly, the new “conveyance channel” – an artificial channel designed to move water from one place to another ...