Thousands of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – ...

Underground dams construction can offer a potential way forwards in the quest to source sustainable water supplies when ...

China is reportedly pressing ahead with a massive hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, a move that ...

Analysts warn huge hydroelectric project in Tibet could risk geological disasters and irk New Delhi as neighbours try to ease ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is the largest hydropower dam in Africa, was recently commissioned on September 9, ...

The Colorado River was a fault line of near-tectonic political forces by the 1920s, as the seven states within its basin continued to grow in population. A 1922 compact allocated water rights from the ...

In a new wrinkle, some dam opponents have noted that legally protected California condors have been flying not far from the reservoir site.

Beaver Lake has a major birthday next year, the big 6-0. The sparkling reservoir that gives us water to drink and all kinds of outdoor recreation was completed in 1966, but the effort to build Beaver ...

Angus Hughson from the Big Ditch in Australia explains why erosion control really matters for earthen dam safety ...

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