In parts of America, even the smallest ponds are “lakes” and tiny streams are “rivers.” What gives?

Rebecca Milvich has many fond childhood memories of playing in the pond on her family’s Old Snowmass property, which they purchased in 1985. Every summer, the pond off Little Elk Creek Avenue in Old ...

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - Santee Cooper officials say that water from the Waccamaw River has not overtopped into the second coal ash ponds in Conway as it was originally thought too. In a press release, it ...

A Backus Hospital van, at left, submerged in the Yantic River behind the William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich after flooding on Jan. 10, 2024. The Fitchville Pond Dam creates a pond in the Yantick ...

COLORADO, USA — State engineers in the Arkansas River basin are beginning to crack down on more than 10,000 ponds without legal water rights, which they say are harming senior rights holders. > Video ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently stocked the Huron and Clinton rivers in Oakland County and Spring Mill Pond in Livingston County with thousands of adult and yearling trout. The ...

Everyone looking for a home to buy has a wish list of amenities, but here’s a little-known fact: Many people search for rural properties with “live water,” that is, a river, creek or pond, said ...

BOISE, Idaho — As the Treasure Valley heats up, it's tempting to head to the nearest body of water to cool off and have some fun. But Boise Fire is warning residents to make sure they can stay safe ...

State engineers in the Arkansas River basin are beginning to crack down on more than 10,000 ponds without legal water rights, which they say are harming senior rights holders. Last month, Colorado’s ...