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A man went missing in Whitley County and was later found deceased in his car on Kentucky Highway 779 after his attempt to drive into flood waters. A total of seven homes were reported to have been in or under water across Whitley County as the Cumberland River in Williamsburg crested to its third highest stage on record of 34.84 feet (10.62 m).
The Cumberland River is a major waterway of the Southern United States.The 688-mile-long (1,107 km) [2] river drains almost 18,000 square miles (47,000 km 2) of southern Kentucky and north-central Tennessee.
Knox County is a county located in Appalachia near the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,193. [1] Its county seat is Barbourville. [2]
Thousands in Eastern Kentucky still without water. Towns wonder how they’ll pay for repairs. Beth Musgrave, Bill Estep. August 4, 2022 at 12:06 PM. Ryan C. Hermens/rhermens@herald-leader.com.
Barbourville is a home rule-class city in Knox County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,165 at the 2010 census , [ 5 ] down from 3,589 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Knox County. [ 6 ]
The drop in water level had a negative impact on the area's tourism industry as marinas and municipalities scrambled to adjust their facilities for the lower water level. [3] The caverns beneath the structure complicated plans for repairs, but a $594 million project to construct a new wall inside the dam was completed by early 2013. [ 3 ]
The water that filled the tunnel was a max of 3 feet deep, according to the administrator. Officials responded to "numerous calls for localized flooding across the state," he said. The flooding ...
The water level begins dropping gradually on July 1, and winter pool (354 ft; 108 m) is reached by December 1. The spring rise starts April 1. The lake's water surface area varies accordingly from 57,920 acres (234.4 km 2 ) at summer pool to 45,210 acres (183.0 km 2 ) at winter pool.