Ottawa River flooding forces some Gatineau residents from their homes | CBC News

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listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations may occur. We work with our partners to continually review and improve our results. latest: Water levels in the Ottawa River remain stable between Gatineau and Carillon, Kenya, the news agency said. Wednesday afternoon update From … Read more

Trump administration proposes plan to halt California river dam removal

Trump administration proposes plan to halt California river dam removal

Scott Dam in Lake County and Cape Horn Dam in Mendocino County, shown here in 2025, are owned by PG&E and are scheduled to fail. But the Trump administration is trying to block that, saying the Riverside County Water District could buy them. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/SF Chronicle The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture said Southern California’s … Read more

McHenry County residents wall off homes to protect against rising Fox River

Rising Fox River waters flooded homes along Whippoorwill Drive in Crystal Lake on April 20, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Jason Bell has lived in Nanda Township for 27 years and has seen the Fox River flood many times. And this week it’s flooding again. Along Beach Street in the Bayview Beach area, homes lined up along a narrow channel away from the river, and docks and boats were submerged. Since Wednesday, Bell has been … Read more

Ottawa River expected to peak at major flood level this week | CBC News

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listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations may occur. We work with our partners to continually review and improve our results. The Ottawa River is expected to stop rising for the time being in the Ottawa-Gatineau region by the middle of this week, … Read more

Fed wants to reduce water release from Lake Powell due to Colorado River drought

Fed wants to reduce water release from Lake Powell due to Colorado River drought

In the face of a historically dry year and worsening conditions in the Colorado River Basin, federal and state officials are proposing severe drought response measures, including drastically reducing water releases from Lake Powell. The Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday that it will likely cut Lake Powell water releases to 6 million acre-feet, the lowest … Read more

Trump administration takes emergency steps to preserve critical Colorado River reservoir

Map of key locations along the Colorado River: Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Wyoming, Lake Powell in southern Utah, and Lake Mead near Las Vegas.

The water crisis along the Colorado River, a critical water source for California and six other states, has become so serious that the Trump administration is responding with emergency measures to prevent disaster at the nation’s second-largest reservoir. Efforts to raise Lake Powell’s water levels would result in reduced water flow to farms and cities … Read more