The present-day Wyoming Valley levee system was more than 70 years in the making, with initial construction begun in 1938 after the Valley experienced the worst flooding to date two years earlier.

Built around the confluence of two of Iowa's largest rivers, Des Moines has more than 15 miles of levees built from 1963 to ...

A nearly $40 million metro-east project that officials believe will enhance flooding prevention along the Mississippi River has been completed, officials said Friday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

PLUMERVILLE, Ark. — With the onslaught of rain that Arkansas saw earlier this month, and more expected in the coming days, some in Conway County have been claiming that their levee system isn’t ...

Feds say roots could damage base of levees if trees are within 15 feet of levee base. These trees along the levee in Hanover Township appear to be less than 15 feet away from the base of the levee.

DURYEA, Pa. — In 2011, the levee along the Lackawanna River in the borough of Duryea was breached, and flooding disrupted part of the neighborhood in Luzerne County. "There are times when the ...

Roughly 39,000 property owners across the region are paying more money on tax bills due Feb. 14 to prevent the Great Miami River from overflowing its banks. The increased assessments this year will ...

Severe floodwaters in Tennessee submerged entire neighborhoods this week, but one family was prepared. A homemade levee system protected a home in Ridgely, Tennessee, preventing water from seeping ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have jointly awarded a $167 million contract for the construction of eight miles of a levee wall system along the U.S. Border ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has begun installing the first panels for new border wall system in U.S. Border Patrol’s (USBP) ...