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From 2013 to 2023, 283 dams in the U.S. experienced some kind of failure, according to data provided by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials and analyzed by NBC News this summer.
Rutherford County officials issued a mandatory evacuation order to residents living downstream of Lake Lure for them to find higher ground, as the Lake Lure Dam's 124-foot-high barrier was entirely overtopped by water, had water pouring from around its sides, and was thus expected to suffer from imminent failure. Evacuation sirens sounded in ...
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news about Helene for Friday, Sept. 27. For the latest on the storm, see our story for Saturday, Sept. 28. ST. MARKS, Fla. – Helene weakened to a post ...
Death toll continues to climb with at least 143 people killed by Helene and 600 people still missing in North Carolina’s Buncombe County
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The Tennessee Valley Authority operates the Tennessee River system to provide a wide range of public benefits: year-round navigation, flood damage reduction, affordable electricity, improved water quality and water supply, recreation, and economic growth.
Walters Dam, also known locally as the Waterville Dam, is a hydroelectric dam in Haywood County of western North Carolina, in the Great Smoky Mountains. The concrete arch dam is 180 ft (55 m) high by 800 ft (240 m) long, impounding the Pigeon River, near Interstate 40. The brick powerplant actually stands 6.2 miles (10.0 km) from the dam.
The dam is roughly 30 miles southeast of Asheville. Flood warnings issued Flood warnings have been issued for several counties and towns in Western North Carolina, including Avery, Alleghany, Ashe ...