Reno, Nevada. March 3, 2017. Washoe County and State of Nevada officials accompanied the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a tour of Lemmon Valley on Friday to evaluate possible solutions for the persistent flooding that is impacting residents.
Category: Flood
Boise River Flows Increasing to Flood Stage
The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are again increasing flows from Lucky Peak Dam because of above-normal winter precipitation in the Boise River drainage. Beginning March 6, flows through the City of Boise will increase incrementally 250 cubic feet per second per day to reach approximately 7,000 cfs, which is flood stage, on Tuesday, March 7. These releases are necessary to help reduce the risk of increased flooding later in the spring, which can happen with rapidly melting snow and seasonal precipitation.
Rural California levees besieged by pounding wet winter
Billions of dollars in flood projects have eased fears of levee breaks near California’s capital and some other cities, but state and federal workers are joining farmers with tractors in round-the-clock battles this week to stave off any chain-reaction failure of rural levees protecting farms and farm towns. As the wet winter forces operators of dams to send more water roaring downstream, the struggle to spot and shore up weak spots in nearly 1,600 miles of levees in the Central Valley is unrelenting, said Rex Osborn, spokesman for emergency operations in San Joaquin County, one of the nation’s main farm and dairy counties.
2 dams illustrate challenge of maintaining older designs
Twelve years ago, widespread destruction from Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast helped… . FILE – In this Feb. 6, 2015 file photo, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, right, talks with David Thomas, director of the Joint Federal Programs for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Sacramento District, aft… .
The Latest: Gov. Brown says he was unaware of flood concerns
Officials have ordered residents near the Oroville Dam in Northern California to evacuate the area Sunday, Feb. 12, sayin… . Kendra Curieo waits in traffic to evacuate Marysville, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017.
Yiannopoulos postpones book to include campus protests
Tens of thousands of people below the tallest U.S. dam evacuated after its damaged emergency spillway threatened to give way from the pressure of high water levels and cause massive flooding. Tens of thousands of people below the tallest U.S. dam evacuated after its damaged emergency spillway threatened to give way from the pressure of high water levels and cause massive flooding.
Runoff preparations underway
The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency has announced their intended release rates from Alameda Reservoir. Alameda is fed by the Moose Mountain Creek drainage.
Lake Darling to be lowered
In the wake of the first Spring Runoff Outlook issued by the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency, Lake Darling will be lowered below its prescribed operating level in preparation for snowmelt runoff. Frank Durbian, Souris River Basin Complex manager, says the current operating plan is to draw down Lake Darling well below its normal spring operating level of 1,596 feet.
California flood sweeps cabins, cars down coastal canyon
More than 20 people escaped injury when a flood swept cabins and vehicles down a coastal canyon as the second in a trio of storms drenched California with heavy rain and brought more snow to the mountains. The dramatic scene about 115 miles northwest of Los Angeles came during a day of pounding rain in Southern California that caused flooding, rockslides and an avalanche warning.
Robeson Countya s outdoor facilities bounce back in wake of Hurricane Matthew flooding
If recreation is good for the body and soul, then Robesonians appear to be on the mend after Hurricane Matthew. A survey of recreation facilities closest to the Lumber River revealed damage and considerable resilience in wake of the storm’s flooding.
Asian shares mixed after Trump offers scant policy details
Authorities urged thousands of people in Northern California to evacuate homes as rivers swollen by four days of heavy rain threatened to crest above flood level, even as another day of showers was forecast for… Rescue workers used boats and firetrucks to evacuate dozens of Northern California residents from their flooded homes Wednesday as a drought-busting series of storms began to move out of the region after days of heavy rain… Lawyers for Texas death row inmate Christopher Wilkins looked to the U.S. Supreme Court to keep him from becoming the first prisoner executed in the nation this year. Texas on Wednesday put to death an inmate convicted of killing two men over a phony drug deal, the first U.S. execution of 2017.
Asian shares mixed after Trump offers scant policy details
Authorities urged thousands of people in Northern California to evacuate homes as rivers swollen by four days of heavy rain threatened to crest above flood level, even as another day of showers was forecast for… Rescue workers used boats and firetrucks to evacuate dozens of Northern California residents from their flooded homes Wednesday as a drought-busting series of storms began to move out of the region after days of heavy rain… Lawyers for Texas death row inmate Christopher Wilkins looked to the U.S. Supreme Court to keep him from becoming the first prisoner executed in the nation this year. Texas on Wednesday put to death an inmate convicted of killing two men over a phony drug deal, the first U.S. execution of 2017.