California has more than 188,000 miles of rivers and streams, with major waterways winding through Sacramento, Modesto, Fresno and other cities, according to the Public Policy Institute of California ...

A series of atmospheric rivers is expected to bring heavy rain, snow, and strong winds to the western United States through early January, raising concerns for flooding, landslides, and hazardous ...

For the first time in three years, fisherman are once again casting their lines into the Sacramento River in search of ...

California’s melting snow is filling the state’s reservoirs. But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado River, putting strains on a vital supply for Southern California. Experts warn that ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A record-low snowpack across the Colorado River Basin is raising concerns about further declines in water levels at Lake Mead near ...

Clarke Knight studies just how far back in history, massive atmospheric river storms wreaked havoc on California. As she reviewed her recent findings on a computer at her then-home in Menlo Park, the ...

The mighty Colorado River — that carved the Grand Canyon and was dammed by the epic Hoover Dam — is in big trouble. The long-overused river, a major water source for millions of people in California ...

More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in Northern California, including the lower Blue Creek watershed, have returned to the Yurok Tribe, completing the largest landback deal in California ...

The San Joaquin River flows calmly along the banks of the Jensen River Ranch area that is part of the San Joaquin River Conservancy with its trail access points just to the north of Woodward Park in ...