ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI — One of the country’s largest active toxic sediment cleanups is nearing a turning point on the Kalamazoo ...

Sediment provenance and river system evolution encompasses the reconstruction of where riverborne sediments originate and how fluvial networks develop, reorganise and interact with Earth’s surface ...

River basins function as dynamic interfaces where water movement and sediment flux shape landscapes, sustain ecosystems and influence human livelihoods. Hydrological dynamics encompass the processes ...

Aquatic fungi play a vital role in river health, but new research shows climate change is disrupting these hidden ecosystems ...

Human activity is rapidly altering how much sediment flows from rivers worldwide into the oceans and seas, researchers report. Their findings also highlight sediment flux changes specific to key ...

The way rivers function is significantly affected by how much sediment they transport and deposit. River sediment—mostly sand, silt and clay—plays a critical ecological role, as it provides habitat ...

Studying the sediment of a mountain river can reveal thousands of years or more of a waterway’s history, including new threats from more frequent wildfires and increased precipitation brought by ...

Cleanup projects of river shoreline near Belle Isle a step toward planning to remediate contaminated sediments throughout the ...

Efforts to mitigate damage caused by the rupture of a 14-foot-pipe carrying water from the North Yuba River to the New Colgate Powerhouse are continuing with the removal of more 60,000-cubic yards of ...

From Kangsabati to the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin, experts warn of ecological imbalance, sediment crisis and rising climate ...

Sediment can take a million years or more to travel from the mountains of the Great Dividing Range to the mouth of the Murray River, new research has found. The study, led by University of Wollongong ...

Throughout history, important cities around the world have flourished along river banks. But rivers can also be destructive forces. They routinely flood, and on rare occasions, they can abruptly shift ...