New Haven, Conn. — The gradual erosion of layers of rock by rivers flowing through the Appalachian Mountains generates biodiversity of freshwater fish species, suggests a new Yale-led study that ...

Eudora? The Kansas River won’t be scouring away a heavily traveled bridge near Eudora anytime soon. A $2 million erosion-control project is ahead of schedule and under budget. Crews are dumping the ...

Make a gabion wall by wrapping river rock in a cage of galvanized steel wire. A retaining wall can be used for erosion control, privacy or to make an aesthetic statement in the landscape. For a ...

Scores of tourists in jackets and hoodies posed for pictures Monday at the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Itasca State Park before walking across the rock dam marking the end of Lake Itasca ...

State and federal officials want public input on a plan to fix excessive erosion and ecosystem degradation in the Lower Osage River. The Lower Osage Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study will be the ...

MIDDLETON, Idaho — Boise River Flood Control District #10 just completed a $350,000 flood management project on the Boise River near Middleton to improve river flow, restore riverbanks and reduce ...

Strong and weak rocks transform the landscape through erosion, and a new study reveals that soil resistance alters this erosion by up to 20x.

Rivers may seem steady and predictable, but it turns out that they may be a little wilder than scientists once thought. Instead of evenly eating through rock for millions of years, inching downward at ...

SUTTON -- Some Sutton homeowners threatened by the Matanuska River would like the government to buy out their properties or put in structures to protect the land. But a couple who have lived near the ...

A section along the Guadalupe River in Riverside Park has been filled with rocks to prevent further erosion. In the days after Hurricane Harvey, floodwaters had to go somewhere. At two particularly ...