analyses of this database reveal a growing number of dams in poor and unsatisfactory condition, some of which have the potential to be life-threatening should they fail—dams the inventory deems ...

What happens if the Hoover Dam fails? This engineering marvel has been standing for nearly a century, supplying water and ...

Upon the dam failing, a wall of water 15 feet tall rushed down Cherry Creek all the way to Denver, an estimated 15-mile trip.

Despite years of ongoing pressure, the Corps has flouted Congress’ deadlines, leaving some to question how a federal agency ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Crews have successfully installed a temporary barrier at Longhorn Dam to prevent a further drop in water level at Lady Bird Lake after one of the dam’s gates failed Tuesday.

AUSTIN, Texas — Levels at Lady Bird Lake dropped 2 feet after a gate at Longhorn Dam failed while in the open position on Tuesday afternoon. According to Austin Water, crews were performing ...

Maine’s Dam Safety Program classifies all three dams as “high hazard,” meaning that if they fail human lives are at risk, and determined them to be in “unsatisfactory” condition.

The document says that the loan to build the two dams and the payments which were ... there was no proof that the minister had done due diligence and failed to engage foreign registries and ...

Austin Water said one of the nine gates at Longhorn Dam "failed in the open position" during scheduled work earlier Tuesday afternoon. By 5 p.m., Lady Bird Lake's water level had dropped two feet.