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

I-26 collapsed into the Nolichucky River in September after Hurricane Helene caused flood waters to engulf the interstate bridges going each way. Interstate 40, another key border crossing between ...

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.