The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ more than decade long effort to shore up the ring levee system around the City of Marysville will be sufficient to meet federal standards and avoid large increases in ...

This story, headlined "Corps never pursued design doubts," was originally published Dec. 30, 2005. It is being republished for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as part of The Times-Picayune's ...

Jason Vogelgesang, right, and Thomas Doyle drive along a levee by the Raccoon River in Des Moines to survey the geology of the levee. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Drive across the top ...

WAHOO — The residents of Rogers will be essentially unaffected by the construction of a flood control levee for Schuyler along the west side of Shell Creek, even with flooding caused by a 100-year ...

Historic flooding on the Meramec River tests the levees surrounding Valley Park on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. The river crested earlier in the day and is now beginning to slowly receded. Photo By David ...

Plans to address looming threats to the New Orleans area’s vital hurricane protection levee system involving sinking land and the effects of climate change are at risk of being put on hold due to a ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Drive across the top of the levee; come back along the levee’s “toe” slope; pause when a flood wall or obstruction crosses the levee; move to the next ...