"I love this." Video shows startling moment when dam removal project seemingly erupts: '[The] power of water' first appeared on The Cool Down.

On the crisp winter mornings of Jan. 23 and 29, the quiet, snow-draped landscape surrounding Libby Dam, in Libby, Montana, transformed into a living ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A recent letter in Science magazine from a Mississippi State faculty member discusses the danger of aging, “high hazard” dams across the country and what should be done to prepare ...

Completed in 1921, Copco No. 1 on the Klamath River was one of the first major dams built on the West Coast. It is slated for removal in 2024. Demolition of three other Klamath River dams is planned ...

The discovery of an ancient, buried landslide has delayed construction and added more than $200 million to the cost of replacing seismically unsafe Calaveras Dam, the largest local source of San ...

The ecology of an upstate New York stream rebounded to its natural state within three years after a small dam was removed, highlighting how quickly aquatic ecosystems can recover, according to a new ...

The Lake Mills reservoir gets drawn down in March 2012 as part of the Elwha River Restoration, which involved the largest dam removal project in U.S. history. Joel Rogers/Corbis Once trumpeted as ...

Tour one of the world’s tallest dams, Arrowrock. Arrowrock Dam was built in 1915, and, at the time, was the tallest concrete dam in the world. The dam was raised five feet in 1935-37 and now has a ...