The state originally constructed the dam in 1933 — six years after the Winooski River saw historic flooding — to hold water upstream in the Waterbury reservoir and protect against downstream flooding.

Last week’s snow dump reintroduced Minnesotans to ice dams, a common winter pest. Usually not noticed until it’s too late, ice dams are a ridge of ice that forms at the edge of a roof ...

The sudden, unplanned release of water from two dams has led to criticism from residents, water managers and members of ...

There are two major problems with Trump’s order, water experts said: The water will not flow to Los Angeles, and it is being ...

Shasta Dam will increase water releases again to receive more rain from the storms passing through Redding and far Northern California through Friday. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's move ...