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Snowy egret (Egretta thula) - Among the most elegant of the herons, the slender Snowy Egret sets off immaculate white plumage with black legs and brilliant yellow feet. Those feet seem to play a role in stirring up or herding small aquatic animals as the egret forages. Breeding Snowy Egrets grow filmy, curving plumes that once fetched astronomical prices in the fashion industry, endangering the species. Early conservationists rallied to protect egrets by the early twentieth century, and this species is once again a common sight in shallow coastal wetlands. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Snowy_Egret/overview
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Historic Olmos Dam in San Antonio, Texas. The dam was constructed 1925-25 to provide flood control following a devastating flood in September 1921. The original 1,941 ft. concrete gravity dam contained a narrow road across its top. An improvement project was constructed 1979-80 to strengthen the dam and construct a 1,152 ft. emergency spillway to allow water to overtop the dam if necessary. The roadway was removed and replaced with a domed concrete cap to create the spillway and a concrete slope was added to the dam's downstream side. The dam is also known as the Olmos Creek Detention Dam.
To help prevent flooding in San Antonio, a 3-mile diversion tunnel for the San Antonio River was constructed by the Corps of Engineers in 1997.
Span: Complejo hidroeléctrico Futaleufú.
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Engl: Futaleufú Hydroelectric Complex.
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ADB is helping Bangladesh establish sustainable small-scale water resources management systems. The project will develop 230 subprojects in the areas of flood control, drainage, and irrigation. It will strengthen the capability of agencies overseeing the sector, and develop water management cooperative associations that will undertake the day-to-day operations of small-scale water services.
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Workers building on the banks of the river as a part of the Integrated Flood and River Bank Erosion Risk Management Investment program funded by ADB. The project has given the villagers confidence to live and work in the area.
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Assam Integrated Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program
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In AMC's "Breaking Bad," John B. Robert Dam serves as the pickup point for both Jesse Pinkman and later for Walter White as each waits for the extractor.
The dam is located at Juan Tabo Boulevard and Osuna Road Northeast in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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-0007, WaterArchives.org
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Little Pine State Park is a Pennsylvania State Park in Cummings Township, Lycoming County, in Pennsylvania. It was flooded about a week before this picture was taken. You can see mud on the trees on the opposite bank and debris on the near grassy recreation area.
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."
Pateswari regulator gate at Pateswari, Narail. The Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project is providing assistance to eatablish water management organizations, rehabilitate water retention structures and flood embankments, and re-excavate clogged drainage and irrigation canals.
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Children of the workers engaged in the embankment project in Gumi, Guwahai, Assam, carrying food for their parents.
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SFWMD crews have completed installation of two 42-inch temporary pumps at Cocohatchee Weir No. 1 in Collier County. The pumps are operating to help lower water levels in the Big Cypress Basin flood control system following Hurricane Irma.
To help alleviate ongoing flooding from Hurricane Irma in Bonita Springs, SFWMD coordinated with Lee County and the City of Bonita Springs to install temporary pumps at a county drainage ditch that flows into the Imperial River. The City is operating the pumps as needed to move water from the ditch south into the District’s Big Cypress Basin system in Collier County, where canals have returned to normal levels and have capacity for the excess water.
Construction site of the Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project in Jhelum river on Tuesday, 29 May 2018.
The project is part of the National Disaster Risk Management Fund and aims to provide safety to the people of Jhelum city and the surrounding localities and villages from the floods.
Photo: Nasr ur Rahman
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As of Thursday, July 20, both temporary pumps were operational to help lower water levels in Water Conservation Area 3A. The S-176 structure is shown here in the background.
Small waterfall in the Los Angeles River, Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area, Los Angeles, California, USA
Trucks and other heavy equipment are raising the the banks of the river as a part of the Integrated Flood and River Bank Erosion Risk Management Investment program funded by ADB. The project has given the villagers confidence to live and work in the area.
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Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
Assam Integrated Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program
Workers filling geo bags with sand to be pitched on the banks of the river Brahmaputra in Gumi village, Guwahati, Assam as a part of the embankment project.
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Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
Assam Integrated Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program
Workers filling geo bags with sand to be pitched on the banks of the river Brahmaputra in Gumi village, Guwahati, Assam as a part of the embankment project.
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Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
Assam Integrated Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program
An operations and maintenance team from the West Palm Beach Field Station worked about eight weeks to overhaul the main engine at the S-6 pump station. The pump station is located on the southwest corner of Water Conservation Area 1 in Palm Beach County.
The District has six of these Caterpillar engines, including three that have been at the S-6 pump station for more than a quarter century. An in-depth overhaul like this is performed every 40,000 hours of service to help ensure the engine works at an optimal level. The engine drives a pump that can move 975 cubic feet of water per second, or 436,800 gallons per minute.
A view of town lake being reallly high after many days of rain and flood gates bing opened up stream.
A panorma made up of 8 portrait photos.
Sunday morning bicycle ride around Austin.
Aerial view of the Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project in Jhelum river on Tuesday, 29 May 2018.
The project is part of the National Disaster Risk Management Fund and aims to provide safety to the people of Jhelum city and the surrounding localities and villages from the floods.
Photo: Nasr ur Rahman
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An aerial view shows the construction site of the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in Folsom, Calif., July 16, 2013. Excavation began in 2011 to remove 3.5 million cubic yards of rock and soil from the site. In 2012, the first steel and concrete were placed for the control structure—essentially a second dam—that will stand as tall as the Statue of Liberty when completed. The completed dam and chute will include 350,000 cubic yards of concrete, enough to line up concrete trucks from Sacramento to Los Angeles; and 24 million tons of steel, enough to build two Eiffel Towers. The project is scheduled to be completed by October 2017 and is one piece of a larger plan to help the Sacramento region reduce the risk of flooding. (U.S. Army photo by Jill Russi/Released)
Caterpillar 385B hydraulic excavator.
Installation of a large diameter storm sewer in Estabrook Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 2013. This was part of a stormwater flood control project undertaken by the Village of Whitefish Bay, to carry stormwater runoff from floodprone low areas in Whitefish Bay to an outfall to the Milwaukee River in Estabrook Park. Contractor is Super Excavators Inc. of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
Construction site of the Flood Emergency Reconstruction and Resilience Project in Jhelum river on Tuesday, 29 May 2018.
The project is part of the National Disaster Risk Management Fund and aims to provide safety to the people of Jhelum city and the surrounding localities and villages from the floods.
Photo: Nasr ur Rahman
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JAMESTOWN, Ky. — A tour group with Nashville Mayor Karl Dean looks at a hydromill on the work platform at Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Aug. 7, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is installing a barrier wall through the dam's embankment into the hard bedrock to stop seepage through the karst geology.
(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Lee Roberts)
Journalists from South Asian countries, ADB officials and Water Management authorities visit the Pateswari regulator in Pateswari, Narail. The Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project is providing assistance to eatablish water management organizations, rehabilitate water retention structures and flood embankments, and re-excavate clogged drainage and irrigation canals.
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Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management
JAMESTOWN, Ky. — A drilling unit operates on the work platform at Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., as a tour group with Nashville Mayor Karl Dean stands in the background Aug. 8, 2012. A barrier wall is being installed to stop seepage in the karst geology deep below in the embankment. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Lee Roberts)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District continue construction on a new concrete flood wall along Morrison Creek in here, July 19, 2012. The 3,300-foot-long flood wall will extend an existing flood wall, further reducing flood risk in the area, and eventually house a potable water line for Sacramento. The work is a joint effort between the Corps, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency. Completion is scheduled for October 2012. (U.S. Army Corps Engineers photo by Todd Plain)
This photo is one of a series taken on our excursion to Pulau Ketam, or Crab Island, located off the west coast of Malaysia leaving from Port Klang. Most islanders live in homes built on stilts with their boats docked near their place of residence. Access used to be via boardwalks within the village but now most the boardwalks have been replaced with concrete walkways and the vehicle of choice seems to be small motor scooters. I visited there back in the 1960's. Then, it was a different place, less commercialized and few outsiders.
Pateswari regulator gate at Pateswari, Narail. The Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project is providing assistance to eatablish water management organizations, rehabilitate water retention structures and flood embankments, and re-excavate clogged drainage and irrigation canals.
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Crews from the South Florida Water Management District remove a gearbox from a pump engine at the S-332B Pump Station just east of Everglades National Park.
An underwater dive inspection found significant deterioration of the propeller associated with the pump. With the pump itself approaching the age for an overhaul, the SFWMD Fort Lauderdale Trade Support Team and a Homestead Pump Station crew are working to refurbish the engine and gearbox to ensure continued operation for many years to come. A stainless steel propeller will also be installed that should last longer than the one being replaced.
Oh I knew exactly where to look to find the STREAM CHANNELIZATION I wanted to see: Lindsey Creek in Columbus, Ga.
Ga!
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In Columbus, Georgia, on January 3rd, 2018, Lindsey Creek as viewed from a bridge near the intersection of Midtown Drive and Boxwood Boulevard, on the grounds of the Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts.
Lindsey Creek flows to Bull Creek, which flows to the Chattahoochee River, which flows to the Apalachicola River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Columbus (7013643)
• Lindsey Creek (2449995)
• Muscogee (county) (2000397)
Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• artificial water channels (300133792)
• chain link fences (300002002)
• concrete (300010737)
• flood control (300055278)
• retaining walls (300005073)
• riverine landscapes (300435110)
• rivers (300008707)
• temperate forests (300387603)
• urban landscapes (300132447)
• winter (300133101)
Wikidata items:
• 3 January 2018 (Q45919510)
• Apalachicola River drainage basin (Q4650650)
• Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area (Q5600505)
• January 3 (Q2156)
• January 2018 (Q23994856)
• river engineering (Q1187134)
• Sand Hills (Q105800115)
• Southeastern mixed forests (Q7569508)
• Southeastern Plains (Q70928628)
• stream channelization (Q42296746)
• Treaty of Washington (Q2518951)
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Chattahoochee River Watershed (sh93001475)
• Rivers—Georgia (sh85114302)
An aerial view shows the construction site of the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway in Folsom, Calif., July 16, 2013. Excavation began in 2011 to remove 3.5 million cubic yards of rock and soil from the site. In 2012, the first steel and concrete were placed for the control structure—essentially a second dam—that will stand as tall as the Statue of Liberty when completed. The completed dam and chute will include 350,000 cubic yards of concrete, enough to line up concrete trucks from Sacramento to Los Angeles; and 24 million tons of steel, enough to build two Eiffel Towers. The project is scheduled to be completed by October 2017 and is one piece of a larger plan to help the Sacramento region reduce the risk of flooding. (U.S. Army photo by Jill Russi/Released)
Journalists from South Asian countries, ADB officials and Water Management authorities visit the Pateswari regulator in Pateswari, Narail. The Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project is providing assistance to eatablish water management organizations, rehabilitate water retention structures and flood embankments, and re-excavate clogged drainage and irrigation canals.
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Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management
Pump house in Gondorbokhali, Narail. The Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management Project is providing assistance to eatablish water management organizations, rehabilitate water retention structures and flood embankments, and re-excavate clogged drainage and irrigation canals.
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Southwest Area Integrated Water Resources Planning and Management