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  2. Tennessee flooding map shows the dams and rivers ... - AOL

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    Around 1.3 million gallons of water were pouring over the dam each second at 11 p.m., according to the Tennessee Valley Authority. For context, the peak daily water flow of Niagara Falls is around ...

  3. Why Knoxville shouldn't worry about rising Tennessee River ...

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    The utility does not expect the main river to "approach anywhere near the flood stage," he said. ... the Tennessee River water level is higher near downtown Knoxville on Sept. 29, 2024.

  4. What do rain, melting snow mean for Tennessee River levels ...

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    Especially in East Tennessee, which catches heavy runoff from the Smoky Mountains, storing water in tributary reservoirs before it gets to the main river helps prevent flooding. The stored water ...

  5. List of dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee River - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Tennessee River - Wikipedia

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    The Tennessee River's route northerly through Tennessee defines the boundary between two of Tennessee's Grand Divisions: Middle and West Tennessee. The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway , a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project providing navigation on the Tombigbee River and a link to the Port of Mobile , enters the Tennessee River near the ...

  7. Fort Loudoun Dam - Wikipedia

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    Fort Loudoun Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee River in Loudon County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States.The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which built the dam in the early 1940s as part of a unified plan to provide electricity and flood control in the Tennessee Valley and create a continuous 652-mile (1,049 km) navigable river channel from ...

  8. East Tennessee flooding could have been worse: How TVA ... - AOL

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    The Pigeon River in Newport broke a record at 20.9 feet above its flood level, surpassing the 1904 record by 5.5 feet. The Watauga River in Elizabethton reached 5 feet above its flood level in its ...

  9. 2021 Tennessee floods - Wikipedia

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    The Williamson County Sheriff's Office aviation unit performed six water rescues in Hickman County. The Ranch, a rehabilitation center along the Piney River in Pinewood, was heavily damaged in the flooding, along with Pinewood Camp and Canoe. According to a local business owner, damage from this event was much worse than May 2010.