The New Orleans East Bank Levee System is approximately 176 miles and is made up of Mississippi River Levees and the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System.

‘Copped it’: More rain to drench flooded western and central Queensland Already isolated outback residents who are sleeping in their cars can expect more rain and flooding in the coming days.

A levee bank has been built to protect a town from “unprecedented” floodwater after dozens were forced to flee to higher ground. At least 50 people in Thargomindah in Queensland’s south-west ...

A levee bank has been built to protect the south-west Queensland town of Thargomindah from “unprecedented” floodwaters after dozens were forced to flee to higher ground.

After more than a decade of work and hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Bennington Levee has been certified as active by the Army Corps of Engineers. The one-time agricultural levee was ...

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. — Repairs to the Victoria Island levee in San Joaquin County have been completed, the county's office of emergency services said on Tuesday.

Officials declared an emergency Wednesday afternoon in San Joaquin County over a potential levee failure.

The east bank levee authority has hired Joshua Rondeno of New Orleans to serve as superintendent of police for the Orleans and East Jefferson Levee District police departments.

Charleville survives third highest flood with strength of the levee bank. Mayor Radnedge praises the community's resilience and flood management efforts.

Charleville family evacuated after floodwaters rose to 6.72 metres Floodwater is starting to recede in some parts of the state, but in others, the worst is yet to come. STAY UP TO DATE.

A family has narrowly escaped disaster after the Warrego river rose to 6.72m at Charleville on Saturday night.