the cost of building a levee to protect a small community far exceeds the economic benefit. Like Pajaro, Hamilton City lives on the edge of a volatile river. Like Pajaro, its residents are largely ...

Water flowing through a gap under Highway 1 is eroding the levee from outside the river channel, officials said as they consider emergency measures to prevent more catastrophic flooding.

Nearly five times as much was spent on levee maintenance and flood management on the Pajaro River’s northern bank in Santa Cruz County than on its southern bank in Monterey County where the l… ...

For many dispossessed from homes and businesses on the south side of the river after a major breach on the levee March 11, the questions have arisen why the levee failed in the first place and why ...

“This community is a small, disadvantaged community ... Built in 1949, the Pajaro River’s levees have broken several times in the past decades, causing flooding and widespread damage to communities.

WILTON, Calif. — Multiple levee breaches in southern Sacramento County caused by severe flooding during winter storms are posing a problem for a small agency in charge of maintaining its stretch ...

Twelve levees have breached along the Missouri River in three states, as historic flooding continues to inundate small towns and farms in southwestern Iowa. Four of the levee breaches were on ...

Residents of Isleton, a small town with 800 residents about 60 miles northeast of Oakland, were struck hardest. Reports for Isleton, which sits below a levee on the Sacramento River, originally ...

Residents of Isleton, a small town with 800 residents about 60 miles northeast of Oakland, were struck hardest. Reports for Isleton, which sits below a levee on the Sacramento River, originally ...

Tents are pictured along the Kansas River levee in North Lawrence on Dec. 27, 2023. ... since any small neglect could easily result in damage to property, loss of (life), ...

The river poured onto farmland ... With declining rural populations, the report’s authors wrote, small levee districts can’t raise enough money to meet Corps standards.