Record release at Douglas Dam after Helene moves through East …
WEB5 days ago · A record amount of water is rushing through the power turbines and spillways of Douglas Dam.
One-mile-long floating barrier installed in East Tennessee lake to ...
WEB1 day ago · One-mile-long floating barrier installed in East Tennessee lake to catch Helene flood debris Douglas Lake is a reservoir spanning over 28,000 acres that formed when the Douglas Dam was built on the French Broad River …
TVA: Douglas Dam sets water flow record to control ... - Yahoo News
WEB6 days ago · TVA: Douglas Dam sets water flow record to control Hurricane Helene floods. The Tennessee Valley Authority is releasing a record amount of water through the spillways and power turbines of Douglas Dam, where the three rivers at the epicenter of flooding in East Tennessee – the French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon – converge to form Douglas ...
TVA releases water from Douglas Dam, sparking concerns of …
WEBSep 28, 2024 · According to KEMA, water levels on the French Broad River downstream from Douglas Dam are expected to rise up to 2.5 feet over the next two to three days. Residents are urged to prepare for potential flooding, and the possibility of evacuation.
TVA: Stay off Douglas Lake as floating boom deployed to contain ...
WEB2 days ago · The large field of floating debris on Douglas Lake is in the north section of the reservoir, near where the three rivers flow in. As of Oct. 2, the debris patch was one-square-mile large and moving one mile a day downstream toward Douglas Dam, TVA said in a …
Douglas and Watauga dams releasing increased volumes of water ...
WEB5 days ago · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority said Monday that the Douglas Dam and Watauga Dam were releasing higher-than-normal volumes of water to make room for water storage following ...
What parts of East Tennessee are flooded? Map shows dams, …
WEB5 days ago · Douglas Dam was spilling a record amount of water, 450,000 gallons a second. The Nolichucky Dam withstood twice the water flow of Niagara Falls.
Rivers below Douglas, Watauga dams flood as TVA moves Helene …
WEB4 days ago · By Oct. 2, the only National Weather Service flood warning in East Tennessee was for areas of Sevier and Knox counties below Douglas Dam. Douglas Lake rose nearly 22 feet in three days between ...
Flooding expected to continue in Sevier as Douglas Dam reservoir ...
WEB6 days ago · Douglas Lake is experiencing a rapid increase of water due to the significant flooding of the French Broad, Pigeon, and Nolichucky Rivers which empty into the reservoir.
Douglas Reservoir could reach record water levels - WVLT
WEBSep 26, 2024 · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - As East Tennessee experiences heavy rainfall related to Hurricane Helene, Douglas Reservoir could reach record breaking water levels, according to the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA told WVLT News the agency has been preparing for heavy rains well before Helene intensified ...