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2. Lake Lure (North Carolina) - Wikipedia

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   This company funded dam construction on the Broad River which produced the lake after which the town is named. [3] The dam took two years to build and Lake Lure was finally impounded and filled by 1927. [4] At ordinary water levels, Lake Lure covers approximately 720 acres (2.9 km 2) and has a shoreline of approximately 27 miles (43 km). [4]

3. North Carolina dam holds after heavy rains, concerns about ...

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   A structural engineer assessed the Lake Lure dam Friday evening and determined its failure is not imminent, a town official said. The Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina overtopped Friday ...

4. Lake Lure, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   A mortgage-holder, Stroud & Company of Philadelphia, foreclosed on the lake and the dam. Stroud owned them and the power the dam generated until 1965. In 1963, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the legislation that authorized the Town of Lake Lure to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of acquiring the assets from Stroud. The dam ...

5. North Carolina floods: Lake Lure Dam overtops with water, but ...

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   North Carolina floods: Lake Lure Dam overtops with water, but remains in tact, officials say. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY. Updated September 27, 2024 at 6:28 PM.

6. NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency ...

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   At 9 a.m. Friday, town officials notified the Rutherford County Emergency Management office about the pending dam failure, saying water from the lake was expected to top the dam before 10 a.m.

7. Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Evacuation sirens sounded in settlements downstream of the dam and about 1,600 Lake Lure residents were given evacuation orders. Lake Lure Dam was later evaluated to have no imminent failure expected, although erosion on both sides of the dam and the compromising of the structural supports were reported. [58] [59] [60]

8. ‘There’s just nothing left.’ Helene wipes out Chimney Rock’s ...

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   The bridge that connects Lake Lure and Chimney Rock in Lake Lure, N.C. on Saturday, September 29, 2024. For a couple of days, the wreckage left the two communities as isolated as they were a ...

9. North Carolina's Lake Lure Dam holding after prompting fears ...

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   LAKE LURE, N.C. – Authorities went house-to-house urging people below the dam of a popular lake in the western North Carolina mountains to evacuate Friday after officials warned the barrier ...