At least two Connecticut towns are hoping to raise awareness about the hazards of swimming in prohibited areas near dams.

The man jumped into the water to help a boater who had become trapped in the powerful, washing machine-like waters at the ...

A good Samaritan drowned while trying to save a woman who had gone over the Elk River low-head dam in McDonald County.

A good Samaritan drowned while trying to save a woman who had gone over the Elk River low-head dam in McDonald County.

A Ferrum woman drowned July 23 while canoeing on the Blackwater River, near Rocky Mount's water filtration plant. Jacqueline Nichole Underwood, 21, was the second drowning victim at the low-head ...

At least five deaths have been recorded in Bucks County at low head dams. Sen. Frank Farry says it's time to dynamite them.

Low head dams are often referred to as "drowning machines" because the turbulent currents they create make it difficult to escape.

Authorities Monday released the name of a 40-year-old man who died after he, three other people and a dog became trapped in a “low head dam” in the Los Angeles River in Long Beach. Khrystopher ...

City officials opened bids for the east bank portion of the “Our River…Our Riverfront” project on Tuesday, which resulted in two responses, but details beyond that are sparse at least for now.