TVA does not control flooding on the Nolichucky River until it empties into Douglas Lake. The Nolichucky Dam is a "run-of-the-river" dam, meaning it does not provide water storage to control flooding.

It was built next to the Nolichucky River but Deaton says no one could have expected anything like this to happen. “We actually built this utilizing engineers and an architects and people who ...

Two bridges across the Nolichucky River that were swept away in the East Tennessee floods caused by Hurricane Helene could be replaced as soon as this summer. Normally, projects as extensive as ...

“TVA’s timely, accurate, and wise forecasting and professional advice to our leadership team on the conditions of the Nolichucky River and the Nolichucky Dam saved lives. We are eternally ...