TVA's Nolichucky Dam survived extreme flooding, but site will take years to restore
The Nolichucky Dam is a "run-of-the-river" dam, meaning it does not provide water storage to control flooding. Under normal ...
East Tennessee flooding could have been worse: How TVA says it prevented $406M in damage
New data from TVA shows the French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon rivers dumped enough water into Douglas Lake to fill Neyland ...
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TVA Releases Helene Data
The Tennessee Valley Authority released data Monday that was collected during and after Tropical Storm Helene that provides insight into the magnitude of the storm that swept across the Appalachian ...
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TVA's Nolichucky Dam survived extreme flooding, but site will take years to restore
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.
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East Tennessee flooding could have been worse: How TVA says it prevented $406M in damage
Douglas Dam spilled up to 475,000 gallons per second through its gates to control the flooding, according to the data. TVA uses computer modeling to track what might have happened without dams to ...
'We felt that was the best decision' | TVA Dam Safety workers talk about calling a 'condition red' for Nolichucky Dam after Helene flooding
The TVA said the 111-year-old dam survived water flow that was twice the volume of Niagra Falls and remained stable.
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'We felt that was the best decision' | TVA Dam Safety workers talk about calling a 'condition red' for Nolichucky Dam after Helene flooding
That is twice the flow of water seen during normal conditions at Niagara Falls. TVA said the dam is over a century old and has been well-maintained. The TVA has managed the dam since 1945.
Nolichucky Dam's function and safety remain secure following Helene, TVA says
The day helene hit the nolichucky dam– tva had crew members out--overseeing the high water levels.senior program manager of ...
TVA provides look at Nolichucky Dam restoration more than one month after Hurricane Helene
GREENE CO., Tenn. (WVLT) - Just more than one month after Hurricane Helene brought flooding rains to East Tennessee, the Tennessee Valley Authority provided a look at a dam once considered at imminent ...