The Colorado River is approaching thresholds its dams were never meant to cross. What happens next could transform how water and electricity move across the American Southwest.

The second deadliest dam failure in U.S. history happened suddenly. The St. Francis Dam was a 205-ft-high concrete gravity arch dam located in San Francisquito Canyon, 30 miles north of Los Angeles.

Glen Canyon Dam, completed in 1963, was not designed to be operated at extremely low water levels in Lake Powell. The decline of Lake Powell is putting hydropower generation and downstream water ...

States are recognizing the ecological benefits of ripping out dams and reconnecting rivers. By Cara Buckley See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los ...

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — With great fanfare Ethiopia inaugurated its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Tuesday – the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa but one that's divided the region ...

India fears Chinese dam will reduce flow on major river by up to 85% in dry season Delhi says a mega dam of its own will mitigate risks, but faces heavy local resistance Beijing building world's ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Cambodia has begun clearing more than 7,300 hectares (18,000 acres) of protected rainforest in Kravanh National Park to build an irrigation dam, ...

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An anti-dam protest at the Mekong School in Chiang Khong, Thailand. Credit: Chiang Khong Conservation In Chiang Khan, a picturesque Thai tourist town bordering the Mekong River, the new year brought ...