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The Nolichucky Dam is a "run-of-the-river" dam, meaning it does not provide water storage to control flooding. Under normal operating conditions, around 7,500 gallons of water spill over the dam ...
Owner and operator TVA issued a "Condition Red alert" on Sept. 27, warning that a failure of the Nolichucky Dam was imminent. The 94-foot dam, completed in 1913, was invisible under a muddy ...
The dam is located just over 46 miles (74 km) upstream from the mouth of the Nolichucky, and impounds Davy Crockett Lake, [1] [2] which extends 6 miles (9.7 km) upstream from the dam. [2] [3] The dam is a concrete gravity overflow type dam 94 feet (29 m) high and 482 feet (147 m) long. [2] [3] The dam has an ogee-type spillway with a flashboard ...
Douglas Dam was spilling a record amount of water, 450,000 gallons a second. The Nolichucky Dam withstood twice the water flow of Niagara Falls. Tennessee flooding map shows the dams and rivers ...
Early on September 28, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) utility company issued a Condition Red alert for the Nolichucky Dam, saying that a failure of the dam was imminent, and local authorities issued an evacuation order. [269] However, it was reported by late morning the same day that water levels along the Nolichucky River were lowering ...
Dam Expected year Location Watercourse Watershed Notes Harms Mill Dam 2023–2024 Lincoln County: Elk River: Elk River: Removing the only major barrier on the Elk River would result in 1,114 mi (1,793 km) stream miles opened to aquatic migration.
Here's a look at Tennessee and North Carolina communities affected by the storm, as captured by USA TODAY Network photojournalists.
Americans wondering whether a nearby dam could be dangerous can look up the condition and hazard ratings of tens of thousands of dams nationwide using an online database run by the federal government.