Seeing locks and dams on the Cape Fear River submerged might normally raise some eyebrows and worries about massive flooding heading downstream toward Wilmington, say from historic rainfalls from ...

The river looks free, but three dams across it belie the notion. Boats use locks to bypass dams, but that’s no help for shad, Atlantic sturgeon and other species that try to make it upstream to spawn.

JORDAN LAKE, N.C. — A collaborative effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District, The Nature Conservancy, and on-the-ground project staff is reshaping how water is managed along ...