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 ...

But it also has a specific human history—the river runs between artificial levees, or provides conveyance to ships carrying oil, or drains toxic runoff from factory farms. In his fascinating ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

>> THE BANKS OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER USUALLY PROVIDE A BIT OF PEACE. A SANCTUARY TO FORGET ABOUT THE OUTSIDE WORLD. BUT WHEN THE RIVER IS A SWOLLEN AS IT IS NOW. VERY LITTLE RELAXATION. >> IT CAN ...