Ponds and slow-moving streams seem to freeze over faster and more often than a fast-moving stream or river, and that’s because they have less kinetic energy than a fast-moving river. Even still, those ...

Apr. 22—Cleaning a body of water is a complicated and expensive process but the area's waterways show even the worst polluted rivers, lakes and creeks can be restored to productive fisheries and boost ...

America's longest rivers carve through mountains, plains, deserts, and cities, creating some of the country's most beautiful ...

WHYY asked five individuals to tell us about their visions for the Delaware River Watershed — what it is, and what it could be. Stacy Levy is an artist who works with rain, urban tides, and watersheds ...

Colorado River water does not originate in Lake Powell or Lake Mead but comes from the mountains and its watershed which receive precipitation in the form of snow and rain. The water flows over the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Like a flowing stream, the quality of South Dakota’s surface water is going downhill. Most of the state’s rivers, streams and lakes are considered impaired. A state ...

My own scant awareness of the Licking River grew out of lunchtime bike rides across the Ohio River and following Covington’s Licking River Greenway Trail. I enjoyed views of the river from the flood ...

Two popular and highly successful watershed education programs for students in the Red River Basin are in financial limbo after program staff learned they will not receive funding from the state of ...

The vast majority of waterways in the Upper White River Basin remain safe and enjoyable for swimming, boating and fishing. But there's still room for improvement, according to Ozarks Water Watch, ...

About 83 percent of water passing through public lands has no other protection besides the monument designations.

A new report from UCLA and the Natural Resources Defense Council found nearly a quarter of Colorado River water is basically provided for free by the federal government.