“The system was built after the 1936 flood,” said Peter Shumway, a civil engineer with the Springfield Department of Public ...

Beaver wetlands create locally climate-resistant landscapes through their ecosystem engineering activities and are capable of ameliorating climate change on larger spatiotemporal scales. The small ...

In March 1913, relentless rain over the Midwest led to the devastating Great Flood, turning streets into rivers and prompting ...

Olyphant’s $23.5 million flood-control project might not be underwater after all. Nearly 20 years after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished a milelong levee intended to protect downtown Olyphant ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Residents of the city’s northwest quadrant have long waited for their part of town to receive permanent protection against flooding while watching a system of walls, gates and levees ...