The Hydroscience and Engineering unit at the University of Iowa, or the IIHR, is expanding its research on the Mississippi River, to better understand and improve the way fish navigate through ...

IOWA CITY – The stretch of the Iowa River near the Burlington Street dam may be opened up to recreation in the coming years, including boating and perhaps whitewater rafting The U.S ...

Most recently, in 2016, Iowa City law enforcement rescued a man from the Iowa River who police said likely went over the Burlington Street Dam. Potential Iowa River recreational site. If the dam were ...

In 2008, the University of Iowa suffered a devastating flood. In a changing world, what happened next has lessons that go far beyond the Hawkeye state.

Last year, the Iowa City Council hired McLaughlin Whitewater Design Group to determine the feasibility of a whitewater rafting course on the Iowa River, utilizing the Burlington Street dam's dozen ...

From the Rock River to the Iowa River, there are at least 250 tributary rivers that flow into the Mississippi River. That's a lot of water coming in from all over the place!

At the University of Iowa Driving Safety Research Institute, there is what looks like an unremarkable airport shuttle bus. However, this vehicle has the ability to drive autonomously and is one of ...

Alongside the bridge project, the city is considering funding a study that would determine if it should demolish the low-head dam, dating from 1906. directly below the bridge on the Iowa River.

DNR River Programs Coordinator Nate Hoogeveen says the Palisades Kepler State Park gets a lot of visitors. “It’s in an urbanized corridor, you know, basically along the Iowa City cedar Cedar ...