They needed a more advanced levee system, and for that they turned to the federal government. In 1879 Congress created the Mississippi River Commission to oversee federal funds for flood control.

Judge dismisses lawsuit to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast after dozens were killed - A federal judge has ...

passing the 1928 Flood Control Act. Ostensibly the act says that the Mississippi cannot be managed by levees alone, but also requires spillways and reservoirs. The act authorizes the building of a ...

The steps Vienna took to prepare for extreme rainfall may hold lessons for how other cities can face deluges to come.

The Northeast Kansas Flood of 1951 prompted the construction of several flood control reservoirs and levees across Eastern ...

Levees protect suburban neighborhoods ... Association filed a lawsuit to try to stop it. The Harris County Flood Control District provided data for the map of natural and man-made channels.

Hurricane Francine provided a good test of the abilities of the east and west bank levee authorities in the New Orleans area ...

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notified the city that the San Lorenzo River flood control project construction was officially completed and operation and management of the levee would now be ...

In terms of land, Solano County is a little bit smaller — and a whole lot wetter — than it was last week. On Wednesday, the Department of Water Resources breached a levee to officially open their ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed the levees but were not held financially responsible because immunity was outlined in the Flood Control Act of 1928. The flooding also inundated the city ...

Moisture from Hurricane Norbert moved over Phoenix in September 2014 and collided with a storm from the west. The result was ...

Levees protect suburban neighborhoods ... Association filed a lawsuit to try to stop it. The Harris County Flood Control District provided data for the map of natural and man-made channels.