The temporary “muscle wall” — linked plastic, water-filled containers atop a low portion of the levee that had saved Pajaro during January rains — buckled. Related Articles.

The funding in which Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority (TRLIA) will benefit from is intended to go toward its “Yuba River North Training Wall-Phase 2” project, according to the department.

The research comes nearly 20 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.

California's levees are a crucial part of its infrastructure, but many of them are in poor condition and not well-maintained, leaving them vulnerable to failure in the event of heavy rainfall or ...

Levee breaches on Pajaro River in Monterey County. WATSONVILLE — Sixteen-year-old Hector Gomez and his extended family were all sleeping when a pounding on their front door woke them up.

The city of Omaha said its 40-foot levee will block the Missouri River's 35-foot crest, which is expected Thursday. Sand barriers and sandbags are in place to protect major pieces of ...

The levee also would cost about $67,000 to maintain each year. The Army Corps projects the levee would save $4 million annually between 2030 and 2080 by preventing damage to homes and infrastructure.

1. Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana at 6:10 a.m., but the flooding of residential areas in greater New Orleans actually begins an hour and a half earlier. Between 4:30 and 5 a.m., levees ...

Arkansans ask for levee work, despite Corps of Engineers funding cuts April 1, 2025 by Lucas Dufalla | Updated April 3, 2025 at 11:03 p.m.

In response to the rising river, authority workers are installing flood gates at the pedestrian opening in the flood wall along Riverside Drive in South Wilkes-Barre, he said. All 13 levee pump ...

Arkansans ask for levee work, despite Corps of Engineers funding cuts April 1, 2025 by Lucas Dufalla | Updated April 3, 2025 at 11:03 p.m.