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The Nolichucky Dam withstood twice the water flow of Niagara Falls. Douglas Dam was spilling a record amount of water, 450,000 gallons a second. ... Washington and Unicoi - were hit especially hard.
The non-power dam withstood twice the flow of Niagara Falls, but surrounding infrastructure was not so lucky. TVA's Nolichucky Dam survived extreme flooding, but site will take years to restore ...
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 ...
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 TVA was investigating the dam to figure out the next steps. [270] 12 mi (19 km) northeast of the Nolichucky Dam, the Kinser Bridge, which is a part of SR 107, usually 60 ft (18 m) above the Nolichucky River, collapsed after floodwaters overran the bridge. [271] A total of five state-maintained bridges were destroyed. [272]
Strictly not a dam failure, since the dam structure did not collapse and is still standing. Filling the reservoir caused geological failure in valley wall, leading to 110 km/h landslide into the lake; water escaped in a wave over the top of dam. Valley had been incorrectly assessed as stable. Several villages completely wiped out. Spaulding ...
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The highway then leaves South Greene and crosses over the Nolichucky River just yards from the historic Nolichucky Dam and Davy Crockett Lake. SR 70/SR 107 then continue north into Greeneville where they come to an intersection with US 321/SR 35, where SR 107 leaves SR 70 to become concurrent with US 321/SR 35 to enter downtown.