Federal water managers are putting the nation’s largest dam in a precarious position as they try to balance out the Colorado River system in a year of record low snowpack. Toward the bottom of the ...

CHEBOYGAN — Another long branch came floating down the river, heading right toward them. They stood ready to stop it. They had to. “This is the kind of stuff right here that we’re pulling out,” said ...

Editor's note: For the latest update on the Cheboygan dam and flooding in northern Michigan, see Saturday's Detroit News coverage here. Cheboygan ― Levels of the Cheboygan River were fluctuating ...

This story has been updated to correct a typo. CHEYBOYGAN – Once upon a time the Cheboygan Lock and Dam generated hydroelectric power for the Procter & Gamble plant just south of downtown. It was here ...

NEWAYGO COUNTY, Mich — Newaygo County Emergency Services are directing anyone remaining in the Muskegon River Floodplain below the Croton Dam to evacuate now! Newaygo County Sheriff Bob Mendham told ...

NEWAYGO COUNTY, Mich. – Communities in West Michigan near the Croton Dam have been directed to evacuate the area Thursday as water levels continue to rise. Residents living in the Muskegon River ...

HESPERIA, Mich. — Areas along the White River south of the Hesperia Dam are under a Flash Flood Watch, prompting emergency preparations across the Village of Hesperia. On Wednesday, high water levels ...

This story has been updated with new information. Northwest Michigan officials have declared a local state of emergency as they work to stabilize Benzie County's Homestead Dam. The Homestead Dam, a ...

The Bronx River was once a curvy waterway that ran through vast forests and flowed into networks of tidal marshland. For centuries, river herring have swum up the waterway from the East River and the ...

Editor's note: For the latest updates on the Cheboygan dam and flooding across northern Michigan, follow Detroit News coverage here. Cheboygan ― Workers spent Tuesday attempting to reinforce the ...

Conditions near the Cheboygan Lock and Dam in Northern Lower Michigan continue to worsen, with the river levels just 7.68 inches below the top of the dam as of 7 a.m. Tuesday, state officials said. A ...