Dozens of floodplain restoration projects have been completed in the Yakima River Basin. Officials say that work helped limit ...

A restoration project in Merced County is removing an old levee to reconnect the San Joaquin River with its historic ...

When we think about flood management, higher stop banks, stronger levees and concrete barriers usually come to mind. But what if the best solution—for people and nature—isn't to confine rivers, but to ...

The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain an aging network of 1,100 miles of levees. These earthen berms, mostly on private land, could rupture and endanger half a million people and ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. Chorro Creek has been known to flood nearby ...

The heat of summer is in the rearview mirror as California enters the wet part of the year. This also comes with an increased risk of flooding, especially for places like Sacramento which sits along ...

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 ...

As winter storms soaked California in early 2023, the Sacramento River swelled toward flood stage. Levees protecting large expanses of farmland and many towns sprung leaks. At one site, response crews ...

(Photo by Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025) As winter storms soaked California in early 2023, the Sacramento River swelled toward flood stage. Levees protecting large ...