Low water levels after a drought and heatwave are stopping cargo vessels from sailing fully loaded on the Rhine river in ...

A heat wave in western Europe has lowered water levels on Germany's Rhine River, hampering shipping and raising freight costs ...

Here, the Rhine was gradually converted into a more canal-like state during the 20th century. The bed of the river has been narrowed with dams at each side to enhance flood protection .

The Rhine is the most important river in Western Europe. It runs through a German industrial region, among other places, and more than 300 million tons of goods are supposed to move on its waters ...

Oregon lawmakers will soon decide if beavers, whose dams improve the health and quality of fresh waterways, should receive special protections in the wild. More than 30 percent of Europe’s rivers ...

While the Rhine is over 800 miles long, the 36-mile stretch from Mainz to Koblenz is by far the most interesting. This is the Romantic Rhine, a powerful stretch of the river slashing a deep and ...

In what amounts to a sea change in Dutch river management, the sluice gates on the Haringvliet dam will be regularly left open from November 15 th.As a result, the Rhine and Meuse rivers will be ...