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Rivers below Douglas, Watauga dams flood

Rivers below Douglas, Watauga dams flood as TVA moves Helene water: 'Like the ocean'

The towns of Boyd's Creek, Kimberlin Heights, Kodak, Sevierville and Seymour were at particular risk of flooding from the French Broad River. At the flooded Deerfield Mobile Home Park, the county EMA is allowing residents to return to gather their belongings. Residents must check in and out with law enforcement officials on site, Ayres said.

therookiewire.usatoday · 2d

TVA: Douglas Dam sets water flow record to control Hurricane Helene floods

More water than ever is hurtling through Douglas Dam as TVA sends Helene's aftermath down through the Tennessee River.

YAHOO!News · 1d

Record release at Douglas Dam as TVA works to prevent more flooding

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 the wet winter season, but Helene changes all of those plans for TVA and Douglas Dam is at full pool.

Hurricane Helene, Tennessee River

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 1d

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.

USA Today · 2d

Why Knoxville shouldn't worry about rising Tennessee River levels after Hurricane Helene

The literal floodgates are open all along the Tennessee River as it moves Helene's floodwater from the Smokies to the Ohio River.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Hurricane Helene spotlights rising prices for home and flood insurance

Hurricane Helene flooded properties and devastated buildings in recent days as it tore across a vast stretch from Florida to Tennessee. Over the coming days and weeks, households will start to rebuild -- and the costs will be enormous.

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Historic Accomplishment: Snail Darter Recovered

But the Tellico Dam, the last of 68 dams on the Tennessee River system, was primarily for recreation and the creation of a hypothetical city that was never built. After the Supreme Court ...

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Douglas and Watauga dams releasing increased volumes of water; Tennessee River area not expected to reach flood stage

As a result, it said river flows would continue to be high. It said the Fort Loudoun Dam Lock in Lenoir City and the ...

Knoxville News Sentinel4d

TVA said the Nolichucky Dam 'is stable and secure': updates

Just before ... Broad River in East Tennessee. It's a world-class whitewater rafting destination. Extreme rainfall from Hurricane Helene is finally making its way through the rivers and dams ...

Hurricane Helene death toll rises, North Carolina reels

The death toll from Hurricane Helene rose above 95 Monday morning as officials assessed the damage from catastrophic flooding ...

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