Douglas Dam, east tennessee and Hurricane Helene
Tennessee flooding map shows the dams and rivers impacted by Hurricane Helene
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.
Tennessee Valley Authority assesses dams in wake of Hurricane Helene
After historic rainfall in the mountains of East Tennessee and western North Carolina, the TVA has worked to manage record amounts of water that flow into the Douglas Dam. TVA spokesperson Scott Fiedler told News 2 that water has been held back to protect areas like Knoxville, Lenoir City and even Chattanooga.
Tennessee flooding map shows towns, dams and rivers impacted by Hurricane Helene
Around 1.3 million gallons of water were pouring over the dam each second at 11 p.m., according to the Tennessee Valley Authority. For context, the peak daily water flow of Niagara Falls is around 700,000 gallons per second. This map shows key rivers ...
Hurricane Helene triggers deadly East Tennessee floods: What to know about the aftermath
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 tropical storm , washing out interstate lanes and trapping residents as small streams in the Great Smoky Mountains suddenly became raging rivers.
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More than 100 people in six states were killed as a result of last week’s storm, and that figure could still climb. Hurricane ...