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Image Title: Gavins Point Dam
Date: c.1957
Place: Missouri River, southwest of Yankton, South Dakota
Description/Caption: Gavins Point Dam Spillway Yankton, S. Dak. 8-C
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee
Cite as: SD-A-0075, WaterArchives.org
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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. Los Angeles, California, USA
Image Title: Big Tujunga Dam No. 1
Date: November 24, 1937
Place: Big Tujunga Creek, northeast of Sunland, California
Description/Caption:
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: CA-A-0258, WaterArchives.org
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Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) walking along river bed at the Arroyo Seco at the Confluence of the Los Angeles River
Image Title: Cottage Grove Dam
Date: c.1942
Place: Coast Fork Willamette River, 5 miles south of Cottage Grove, Oregon
Description/Caption: Cottage Grove Dam Oregon
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: P529 Smith's Scenic Views, Tacoma, Washington
Cite as: OR-A-0044, WaterArchives.org
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Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County Bill Wiley welcomed staff and flood directors from 12 of 15 counties to the inaugural Arizona Flood Control District Directors meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District June 8.
This meeting is similar to the one held annually with seven Southern California agencies to discuss common interest issues.
"This inaugural event was critical to establishing communication and building relationships with the entire state of Arizona's flood control districts," said Col. Kirk Gibbs, District commander. "Many of the districts are very remote and have not worked with the Corps in the past, so this session was great for providing an overview of our capabilities, processes, and accompanying challenges."
Always a key topic of concern, flood districts had money on their minds.
"Arizona as a state did very well in the fiscal year 2017 work plan," said David Van Dorpe, deputy district engineer for programs and project management. "One thing we learned is that several Arizona counties do not have the fiscal resources to address all their water resource needs. However, we identified programs that the Corps can partner with the flood control districts and begin to address their issues."
Van Dorpe and Kim Vitek, chief, programs branch, presented a Civil Works overview touching on budgeting, the Flood Risk Management program and ways the Corps can help local flood control districts.
"The Rehabilitation and Inspection Program is part of our Public Law 84-99 [Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Act] assistance program which allows the Corps to supplement local efforts to repair flood control projects after they get damaged during a flood," said Van Dorpe. "Other possible options are the Corps' Flood Plain Management Services and the Planning Assistance to States programs. These programs allow the Corps to assist state, tribal and local entities with flood plain mapping and other technical services. The PAS program is cost-shared 50/50 and FPMS is 100 percent federal."
On the success of the meeting, "Every FCD left with a greater understanding of what the Corps is about and how they can partner with us in Flood Risk Management, permitting, and disaster response," added Gibbs.
And, according to Gibbs, talks are already underway with Maricopa County to meet again next May in conjunction with another one-day conference for all FCDs to attend.
"We now have a foundation of knowledge about the Corps' set with them," said Gibbs. "I expect we will be able to expand on this throughout the coming year and into the event next year."
Couple walking in the Los Angeles River next to Hollydale Park, South Gate, Los Angeles County, California, USA
A close up shot of the Oosterscheldekering along the North Sea. A part of the Deltawerken. The Netherlands, May 2006.
Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County Bill Wiley welcomed staff and flood directors from 12 of 15 counties to the inaugural Arizona Flood Control District Directors meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District June 8.
This meeting is similar to the one held annually with seven Southern California agencies to discuss common interest issues.
"This inaugural event was critical to establishing communication and building relationships with the entire state of Arizona's flood control districts," said Col. Kirk Gibbs, District commander. "Many of the districts are very remote and have not worked with the Corps in the past, so this session was great for providing an overview of our capabilities, processes, and accompanying challenges."
Always a key topic of concern, flood districts had money on their minds.
"Arizona as a state did very well in the fiscal year 2017 work plan," said David Van Dorpe, deputy district engineer for programs and project management. "One thing we learned is that several Arizona counties do not have the fiscal resources to address all their water resource needs. However, we identified programs that the Corps can partner with the flood control districts and begin to address their issues."
Van Dorpe and Kim Vitek, chief, programs branch, presented a Civil Works overview touching on budgeting, the Flood Risk Management program and ways the Corps can help local flood control districts.
"The Rehabilitation and Inspection Program is part of our Public Law 84-99 [Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Act] assistance program which allows the Corps to supplement local efforts to repair flood control projects after they get damaged during a flood," said Van Dorpe. "Other possible options are the Corps' Flood Plain Management Services and the Planning Assistance to States programs. These programs allow the Corps to assist state, tribal and local entities with flood plain mapping and other technical services. The PAS program is cost-shared 50/50 and FPMS is 100 percent federal."
On the success of the meeting, "Every FCD left with a greater understanding of what the Corps is about and how they can partner with us in Flood Risk Management, permitting, and disaster response," added Gibbs.
And, according to Gibbs, talks are already underway with Maricopa County to meet again next May in conjunction with another one-day conference for all FCDs to attend.
"We now have a foundation of knowledge about the Corps' set with them," said Gibbs. "I expect we will be able to expand on this throughout the coming year and into the event next year."
Climate Change Adaptation To Sea Level Rise
The MOSE flood barriers are raised to protect Venice, Italy against rising seas which cause acqua alta (high tide flooding) in coastal areas. Aerial view of floodgates rising from the seabed with bubbles.
An Anthropocene adaptation to anthropogenic global warming.
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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.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's Operations team inspects the Amherst flood control project and diversion channels in Amherst, NY, September 11, 2020. The project was built in the late 1980s to mitigate flooding in the area and the town, as well as Erie County, are now responsible for maintaining the project.
The study area is located Entirely within the City of Phoenix, along 8 miles of the Salt River, from 19th Avenue to 83rd Avenue, downstream (West or Oeste) of the ongoing Rio Salado project and upstream of the Tres Rios Project. The recommended plan includes restoration of nearly 1,500 acres of riparian and flood plain habitat with recreation and incidental flood damage reduction.
The Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt flood control project / corridor in Scottsdale, Arizona. In and around the vicinity of Eldorado Park and Vista Del Camino Park, and the McDowell Road and Roosevelt Street crossings of the greenbelt. January 2008.
Image Title: Delta Cross Channel Control Gates
Date: c.1940
Place: Delta Cross Channel, Walnut Grove, California
Description/Caption: Control Gates Walnut Grove, Calif.
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: CA-F-0005, 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.
Southbranch Creek detention basin for flood management. Brown Deer, Wisconsin. Near public library north of Bradley Road. May 2014. Rock outlet channel from upper basin to lower basin.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's Operations team inspects the Amherst flood control project and diversion channels in Amherst, NY, September 11, 2020. The project was built in the late 1980s to mitigate flooding in the area and the town, as well as Erie County, are now responsible for maintaining the project.
Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County Bill Wiley welcomed staff and flood directors from 12 of 15 counties to the inaugural Arizona Flood Control District Directors meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District June 8.
This meeting is similar to the one held annually with seven Southern California agencies to discuss common interest issues.
"This inaugural event was critical to establishing communication and building relationships with the entire state of Arizona's flood control districts," said Col. Kirk Gibbs, District commander. "Many of the districts are very remote and have not worked with the Corps in the past, so this session was great for providing an overview of our capabilities, processes, and accompanying challenges."
Always a key topic of concern, flood districts had money on their minds.
"Arizona as a state did very well in the fiscal year 2017 work plan," said David Van Dorpe, deputy district engineer for programs and project management. "One thing we learned is that several Arizona counties do not have the fiscal resources to address all their water resource needs. However, we identified programs that the Corps can partner with the flood control districts and begin to address their issues."
Van Dorpe and Kim Vitek, chief, programs branch, presented a Civil Works overview touching on budgeting, the Flood Risk Management program and ways the Corps can help local flood control districts.
"The Rehabilitation and Inspection Program is part of our Public Law 84-99 [Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Act] assistance program which allows the Corps to supplement local efforts to repair flood control projects after they get damaged during a flood," said Van Dorpe. "Other possible options are the Corps' Flood Plain Management Services and the Planning Assistance to States programs. These programs allow the Corps to assist state, tribal and local entities with flood plain mapping and other technical services. The PAS program is cost-shared 50/50 and FPMS is 100 percent federal."
On the success of the meeting, "Every FCD left with a greater understanding of what the Corps is about and how they can partner with us in Flood Risk Management, permitting, and disaster response," added Gibbs.
And, according to Gibbs, talks are already underway with Maricopa County to meet again next May in conjunction with another one-day conference for all FCDs to attend.
"We now have a foundation of knowledge about the Corps' set with them," said Gibbs. "I expect we will be able to expand on this throughout the coming year and into the event next year."
Wills Creek flowing through Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Information About Wills Creek (North Branch Potomac River):
Wills Creek is a tributary of the North Branch Potomac River in Pennsylvania and Maryland in the United States.
Wills Creek drops off the Allegheny Mountains of southeastern Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and enters the North Branch Potomac River at Cumberland, Maryland.
Wills Creek was named after Will's Town, a former settlement of the Shawnee Indians at the site of Cumberland, Maryland. After the Shawnee deserted this region, an Indian named Will lived a short distance from the site of the old Shawnee town at the mouth of Caiuctucucer. At the time of the coming of the first white settlers he was living in a cabin on the mountain side. The creek, mountain, and town were afterward named for him. Will's creek is noted on the maps of Lewis Evans (1755) and Scull (1759, 1770), and on the map in Christopher Gist's journal.
Cumberland flood control system:
In the 1950's, the city of Cumberland, Maryland and the United States Army Corps of Engineers embarked upon an 18.5 million dollar flood control program along a stretch of Wills Creek bordering the city. The project was one of the most costly public works project in the city's history. Disastrous floods from Wills Creek have ravaged Cumberland over the years, particularly in 1924, 1936, and 1942, and the Army Corp of Engineers was called upon to design a system that would prevent property damage caused by high waters. It began just upstream from the Route 40 Bridge, where the corps paved the bottom of Will’s Creek, constructing concrete walls along its banks, and implementation of a sophisticated pumping system to prevent the watershed from flooding during heavy rain. The work took a decade to complete, being finished in 1959, and has successfully prevented flooding ever since.
Information obtained at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Concrete compound weir outlet structure for flood control detention basin on Southbranch Creek. Brown Deer, Wisconsin. Near public library north of Bradley Road. May 2014.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's Operations team inspects the Amherst flood control project and diversion channels in Amherst, NY, September 11, 2020. The project was built in the late 1980s to mitigate flooding in the area and the town, as well as Erie County, are now responsible for maintaining the project.
Image Title: Fort Peck Dam
Date: c.1955
Place: Missouri River, 6 miles southeast of Glasgow, Montana
Description/Caption:
Medium: vernacular color transparency
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: MT-A-0044, 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.
Image Title: San Gabriel Forks Dam
Date: c.1929
Place: San Gabriel River, north of Azusa, California
Description/Caption: On verso, "Tool house near the site of the San Gabriel Canyon Dam."
Medium: vernacular black and white photograph
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: CA-A-0172, 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.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and Anaheim Mayor settle bet over LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks. Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait lost the bet and the two mayors spent two hours cleaning up the LA River along the Elysian Valley. Marsh Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. August 9, 2014
Image Title: Fort Peck Dam
Date: c.1955
Place: Missouri River, 6 miles southeast of Glasgow, Montana
Description/Caption:
Medium: vernacular color transparency
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: MT-A-0043, 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.
Image Title: Fort Randall Dam
Date: c.1950
Place: Missouri River, Pickstown, South Dakota
Description/Caption: Spillway - Fort Randall Dam Pickstown, So. Dak.
Medium: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: SD-A-0029, 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.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's Operations team inspects the Amherst flood control project and diversion channels in Amherst, NY, September 11, 2020. The project was built in the late 1980s to mitigate flooding in the area and the town, as well as Erie County, are now responsible for maintaining the project.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's Operations team inspects the Amherst flood control project and diversion channels in Amherst, NY, September 11, 2020. The project was built in the late 1980s to mitigate flooding in the area and the town, as well as Erie County, are now responsible for maintaining the project.
Image Title: Fort Peck Dam
Date: c.1955
Place: Missouri River, 6 miles southeast of Glasgow, Montana
Description/Caption:
Medium: vernacular color transparency
Photographer/Maker: Unknown
Cite as: MT-A-0039, 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.
Climate Change Adaptation To Sea Level Rise
The MOSE flood barriers are raised to protect Venice, Italy against rising seas which cause acqua alta (high tide flooding) in coastal areas. Aerial view of floodgates rising from the seabed with bubbles.
An Anthropocene adaptation to anthropogenic global warming.
Full-resolution stills and 5K video are available for purchase:
www.stocksy.com/A_of_AU/gallery/mose-flood-barriers-venic...
(use discountcode A_OF_AU20 )
For other climate-change related video footage, please see:
www.adamsebire.info/the-works/climate-change-archival-vid...