ABIQUIU LAKE, N.M. -- Throughout the 56 years the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District has been operating Abiquiu Lake as a flood control and water supply dam in the Chama River Valley ...

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Climbers descend along Borah Peak’s Chickenout Ridge. Borah is actually four feet taller than traditionally thought, according to data from a new elevation measurement technique. Idaho Statesman file ...

Floodplain mapping involves determining amount of flooding (hydrology), the height of flooding (hydraulics), and the land areas impacted by flooding. A floodplain or flood hazard map has two key ...