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To help prevent flooding in San Antonio, a 3-mile diversion tunnel was built by the Corps of Engineers and completed in 1997. The tunnel is 24 ft in diameter and 150 ft below ground. The San Antonio River Flood Control Tunnel was designated as a Texas Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in 1998.
The F-4 Channel, a rectangular concrete channel located southwest of the Las Vegas Beltway, was built as part of the Tropicana and Flamingo Washes Project in 2007. Heavy rains in the vicinity of the channel caused ponding adjacent to the access road that resulted in the failure of one wall panel and damage to an adjacent panel Sept. 8, 2014. Repair work is being performed under Public Law 84-99, as an emergency response to a natural disaster.
A bald eagle flies over Lake Moomaw, a 2,500 acre lake created by Gathright Dam impounding the waters of the Jackson River in Alleghany County, Va. Gathright Dam has prevented numerous floods over its 30-plus year existence, saving countless dollars and lives. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and the Pinal County Flood Control District hosted a meeting Nov. 9 to solicit public comment on the Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study for the Lower Santa Cruz River.
"This is the vehicle to seek public input," said Kim Gavigan, the chief of the water resources planning section of the District's Arizona - Nevada Area Office. "Stakeholders help us identify issues, opportunities, and potential solutions during the planning process."
The scoping meeting is the first step of the National Environmental Policy Act process that requires the Corps to consider the environmental consequences of a proposed action, act as an environmental trustee for future generations, attain the most beneficial uses of the environment without risk to health or safety, preserve historic and cultural heritage, achieve a balance between population and resource use, and enhance the quality of renewable resources and encourage recycling.
The LSCR study area is approximately 950 square miles with a long history of damaging floods. In 1983, what was considered a "100-year flood" inundated 600 square miles, causing catastrophic crop damage and significant disruptions to transportation, business and communities.
According the U.S. Geological Survey, an annual exceedance probability flood (100-year flood) has a 1 in 100 chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Statistically, it also means that a home located in a 1-percent AEP floodplain has a 26-percent chance of being flooded at least once during the course of a 30 year mortgage.
The public comment period is open until Dec. 9. Mail written comments to: Mr. Kenneth Wong, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, CESPL–PD–RQ, 915 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017.
Image Title: Falcon Dam
Date: c.1952
Place: Rio Grande, Falcon Heights, Texas
Description/Caption: Building of Falcon Dam on Rio Grande River Falcon Heights, Texas
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: TX-A-0004, WaterArchives.org
Restrictions: There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. While the digital image is freely available, it is requested that www.waterarchives.org be credited as its source. For higher quality reproductions of the original physical version contact www.waterarchives.org, restrictions may apply.
Downtown Sacramento is viewed from the west side of the Yolo Bypass. The Capital Dome is visible on the right. The orange and white markers denote the location of underground infrastructure (wells or pipelines) in the bypass. That's Interstate 80, the Yolo Causeway, in the distance.
Andy Reid, a civil engineer with the Norfolk District, discusses various aspects of Gathright Dam and Lake Moomaw during a boat tour of the area. Gathright Dam impounds the water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500 acre Lake Moomaw, and has prevented numerous floods over its 30-plus year existence, saving countless dollars and lives. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)
Image Title: Folsom Reservoir
Date: c.1948
Place: American River, Folsom, California
Description/Caption: Folsom Reservoir Site 1,000,000 Acre Feet of Storage
On verso, "PP-250-R2"
Medium: black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Cite as: CA-D-0010, WaterArchives.org
Restrictions: There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. While the digital image is freely available, it is requested that www.waterarchives.org be credited as its source. For higher quality reproductions of the original physical version contact www.waterarchives.org, restrictions may apply.
Shenanigans - Earthquake Sensor - Hoover Dam
*The earthquake sensor was never actually kicked, stepped on, assaulted or touched by hiking shoe pictured.
An amazing array of fiery colors awaited visitors in the early hours at Shenango River Lake in Hermitage, Pennsylvania Jan. 13.
Shenango Lake is one of 16 flood control projects in the Pittsburgh District. It provides flood protection for the Shenango River Valley as well as for the Beaver and upper Ohio Rivers. Since its completion in 1965, Shenango has prevented more than $175 million in flood damage. There are more than 15,000 acres of project land for wildlife purposes, including a waterfowl propagation area.
For more information about Shenango River Lake visit www.lrp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Lakes/Shenango.... ( U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by John Kolodziejski)
Unbeknownst to most historians, Einstein started down the road of professional basketball before an ankle injury diverted him to science
* Larson
Opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway -Louisiana
www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/04/bonnet_carre_spillway...
High-capacity stormwater drainage inlets in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Located at the intersection of Walker Way / Walker Court and Andaman Street. Stormwater flood management projects need to consider not only the capacity of new storm sewers or drainage channels that might be added, but the drainage infrastructure needed to get high rates of stormwater runoff into the conveyance system. The system of grates and inlets at this intersection offers much more hydraulic capacity than most intersection drainage schemes.
Someday maybe I'll get a picture without the shadow.
Experienced anglers, kids and those wishing to learn to fish attend The first annual Off tha’ Hook fly fishing event held on September 6, 2014 on the banks of the Los Angeles River. Elysian Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
The road along the top of Mansfield Hollow Dam flood control project in Mansfield, Connecticut. The road is closed to any but authorized vehicles, but open to pedestrians. The pavement is very rough and the dogs ended up with sore pads the one time we walked them there.
A view of downtown Dayton as taken from the flood-control berm along the Great Miami River, running parallel to Riverview Avenue.
Experienced anglers, kids and those wishing to learn to fish attend The first annual Off tha’ Hook fly fishing event held on September 6, 2014 on the banks of the Los Angeles River. Elysian Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
Park Ranger Bobby Bartlett, a community icon known as “Mr. B,” gives the invocation Oct. 19, 2018 for the Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir 75th Anniversary Commemoration at the dam in Celina, Tenn. He previously gave the 50th Anniversary invocation in 1993. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)
Ducks line the banks of the Los Angeles River during a rainstorm. Glendale Narrows. Los Angeles, California, USA
An amazing array of fiery colors awaited visitors in the early hours at Shenango River Lake in Hermitage, Pennsylvania Jan. 13.
Shenango Lake is one of 16 flood control projects in the Pittsburgh District. It provides flood protection for the Shenango River Valley as well as for the Beaver and upper Ohio Rivers. Since its completion in 1965, Shenango has prevented more than $175 million in flood damage. There are more than 15,000 acres of project land for wildlife purposes, including a waterfowl propagation area.
For more information about Shenango River Lake visit www.lrp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Lakes/Shenango.... ( U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by John Kolodziejski)
Winner of the Men’s Advanced classification and best time overall (9:29): Brett Duxbury. The 1st annual LA River Boat Race was held on August 30, 2014 on a 3/4 mile course consisting of small rapids and flat water located along a stretch of the river along the Glendale Narrows in the Elysian Valley. Almost a 100 participants competed in a variety of classifications that included Mens and Womens Advanced, Intermediate and Beginners as well as Youth, Tandem and Stand-Up Paddle boat. Noted Environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. kicked off the race as the first participant, which had racers going down the course solo and racing against the clock. The race was organized by L.A. River Expeditions which was founded by George Wolfe who led the 2008 LA River Expedition that led to the river being classified as a navigable river by the EPA and consequently protected under the clean water Act.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Albuquerque District commander Lt. Col. James Booth speaks at the ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of the Southwest Valley Flood Damage Reduction Project, Sept. 20, 2016. Photo by Elizabeth Lockyear, public affairs.
Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Juli 2019
Nach dem Jahrhunderthochwasser an Weihnachten 1993 wurde in Koblenz massiv in den Hochwasserschutz investiert.
Der Stadtteil Ehrenbreitstein wird seit Herbst 2002 durch eine Hochwasserschutzwand vor Hochwasser mit einem Pegel von bis zu 10,88 m geschützt (im Bild ein Tor, das bei Niedrigwasser den Durchgang zum Rheinufer ermöglicht und bei Hochwasser geschlossen wird).
Gleichzeitig wurde bis 2005 die Trasse der B 42 als Hochstraße parallel zur Bahnstrecke verlegt; unter der Trasse befindet sich ein Parkplatz (hier im Bild hinten)
187.366: These are large metalic gears used at Lock and Dam #14 along the Mississippi River. They were just lying there on the ground and screamed to be taken a photo of. It's actually an HDR composite of 3 exposures processed with photomatix. Sorry, it was shot through a chain link fence which slightly got in the way of the frame.
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A Soldier from the 2nd Squadron of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee National Guard, from Cookeville, Tenn., shoots off the first of a three-shot volley from a cannon to dedicate Dale Hollow Dam during the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir in Celina, Tenn., Oct. 19, 2018. Because the work to complete Dale Hollow Dam finished in 1943 during World War II, the Corps of Engineers never officially dedicated the dam, which is customary with these projects. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)
Image Title: Folsom Dam
Date: c.1953
Place: American River, Folsom, California
Description/Caption:
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: CA-A-0280, WaterArchives.org
Restrictions: There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. While the digital image is freely available, it is requested that www.waterarchives.org be credited as its source. For higher quality reproductions of the original physical version contact www.waterarchives.org, restrictions may apply.