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Levee Digital Twin Platform Launches for California's Yuba River Corridor

Researchers at UC Berkeley, funded by Yuba Water, have unveiled the Levee Digital Twin Platform — a comprehensive, interactive monitoring system built for levee inspection and condition assessment alo...

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Rapid Drawdown in Dam and Levee Design: A Hydrogeologic Perspective in Slide2

What happens to a dam or levee when the reservoir that once supported it drops rapidly? From the outside, rapid drawdown may appear to be a simple operational change: the water level falls while...

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Pore-Water Pressure Definition for a Levee Stability Analysis

This example explores the effect of a flood event on the stability of a levee underlain by a confined aquifer. The analysis is conducted from the perspective of users with different licensing options...

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A1 motorway collapses near Coimbra after levee breach on River Mondego

A section of Portugal’s A1 motorway collapsed near Coimbra after a levee on the River Mondego burst amid weeks of heavy rainfall and flooding. According to local authorities, the breach occurred next...

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Iowa geological survey inspects flood levees in waterloo and cedar falls

The Iowa Geological Survey (IGS) has commenced a detailed inspection program of flood risk levees in the Waterloo and Cedar Falls area, aiming to evaluate conditions and readiness ahead of upcoming h...

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Applications for the 2026 Kim de Rubertis Student Scholarship Awards are NOW OPEN!

To foster career paths for young professionals, the USSD Scholarship Award program looks to award undergraduate and graduate students in the field of dams, levees, and water resources; and provide op...

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Geology, Heavy Rainfall, and Warning Gaps: Unpacking the Deadly Texas Flood Disaster

In the early hours of July 4th, 2025, a powerful storm system swept across central Texas, dropping up to 15 inches of rain within hours. Kerr County and surrounding towns like Hunt, Center Point, and...

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New Study Examines Nature-Based Horizontal Levees to Reduce Flood Risk in San Francisco Bay

A recent paper by USGS and University of California, Santa Cruz researchers explores how hybrid nature-based climate adaptation measures, such as horizontal levees, can reduce the risk of overtopping...

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Geotechnical news recap of January 2025 now on YouTube!

You can now find Geoengineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting geotechnical news of January 2025. Namely, these were: 1) The Denali Fa...

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Flood-Induced Collapse of Bridgewater Canal Embankment Raises Infrastructure Alarm

The Bridgewater Canal in Cheshire, a marvel of 18th-century engineering, recently faced a dramatic breach due to heavy flooding, marking the first major collapse of the waterway in over five decades....

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