(Photo: WJHL) A station in Boone, where streams feed the Watauga River, recorded 20 inches. Mount Mitchell State Park, high above the Nolichucky’s headwaters, got 24 inches. And tiny Busick ...

The Nolichucky River flows into the French Broad River, which eventually flows west into what’s called the Douglas Reservoir, before forming part of the headwaters of the Tennessee River.

In this video series trailer, Dr. Joyner describes how rainfall in the headwaters of the Nolichucky River led to flash flooding, causing water levels to skyrocket. With advanced tools like drone ...

A pale, mid-morning November sun threw glints of light onto the Nolichucky River’s surface Saturday as Patrick Mannion ...

Flooding from Hurricane Helene essentially wiped out CSX rail’s line through the Nolichucky River Gorge, and the company ...

Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court Monday, asking that railroad work by CSX Transportation in the Nolichucky River Gorge be stopped. The two groups, American Whitewater and ...

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 ...

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 the ...

The Nolichucky Dam is a "run-of-the-river" dam, meaning it does not provide water storage to control flooding. Under normal ...

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.