Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats Aerial snow survey above Sierra Nevada range. (Airborne Snow Observatories) ...

A dozen days of wet and wild weather haven't ended the drought, and won't cure the driest period in the West in the past 1,200 years.

More photos of California's reservoirs show how this year's historic rainfall totals have replenished water levels in some drought-stricken areas. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

The US Army Corps of Engineers opened two dams on Friday in Central California and let roughly 2.2 billion gallons of water flow out of reservoirs, after President Donald Trump ordered the release ...

California has built a complex state-run system of canals and dams to capture and store the water in reservoirs for the hot, dry months when it doesn’t rain or snow.

The Army Corps of Engineers suddenly opened up the dams of California’s Lake Kaweah and Lake Success over the weekend. The three day-long releases cost the two Tulare County reservoirs more than ...

The removal of dams and the draining of reservoirs has enabled the Klamath River to return to its historic channel. Excavators clawed at the remnants of Iron Gate Dam, clattering loudly as they ...

California must break away from outdated thinking about dams and reservoirs. Water for future droughts should be stored underground. California needs water storage, more dams aren’t the answer ...

The Delta Conveyance Project would add 45 miles of underground tunnel to California’s aging system of channels, aqueducts, dams and reservoirs that move water around the state.

The US Army Corps of Engineers opened two dams on Friday in Central California and let roughly 2.2 billion gallons of water flow out of reservoirs, after President Donald Trump ordered the release ...

California needs more water storage. Few would take issue with that statement. However, constructing new dams or raising existing dams (in most cases) is not the answer.