One-mile-long floating barrier installed in East Tennessee lake to ...
WEB1 day ago · The Tennessee Valley Authority is installing a one-mile-long boom in the middle of Douglas Lake to collect flood debris that was washed into the lake by Hurricane Helene. Located at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains, Douglas Lake recently became the watershed for Helene floodwaters that poured down the mountains.
TVA sets Douglas Dam record after Hurricane Helene floods
WEBSep 29, 2024 · The Nolichucky Dam, a non-power producing TVA dam near Greeneville, Tennessee, was at active risk of failure beginning Sept. 27 as a record-smashing 1.3 million gallons of water poured through and ...
TVA to install boom across Douglas Lake to capture Helene debris
WEB2 days ago · 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 news release. Helene debris in Douglas Lake could be hazardous
Record release at Douglas Dam after Helene moves through East …
WEB5 days ago · DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — A record amount of water is rushing through the power turbines and spillways of Douglas Dam. Normally at this time of year, the dam would be drawn down to get ready for ...
Hurricane Helene triggers deadly East Tennessee floods: What to …
WEB5 days ago · TVA's system of dams along the Tennessee River and its tributaries has been tested by record flooding from Hurricane Helene, which drenched Western North Carolina and East Tennessee as a...
East Tennessee counties below 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 ...
How Helene remnants caused flooding catastrophes in Tennessee …
WEB3 days ago · “That includes record releases at places like Douglas Dam.” Water from Douglas will flow into the French Broad River on its way to the Tennessee River, which flows into the Ohio River, onto the Mississippi River and then the Gulf of Mexico — back where the hurricane first formed. This is a developing story.
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.
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Tennessee dam opens floodgates
WEBSep 28, 2024 · (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - The 11 floodgates of a dam in Sevierville, Tennessee, were opened on September 27 after extreme rainfall from Tropical Depression Helene caused rapidly rising water levels in...
TVA deploying boom to help catch debris in Douglas Lake
WEB2 days ago · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority announced it's deploying a 4,000-foot boom across Douglas Lake.
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