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

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    One non-power TVA dam narrowly avoided failure during the flooding after Helene: Nolichucky Dam in Greene County, which withstood a staggering 1.3 million gallons of water per second flowing over ...

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

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    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 ...

  4. 3 easy mistakes can be deadly after a hurricane: What to know

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    Approaching noon Saturday, the NWS issued a flash flood emergency for towns and cities below the Nolichucky Dam. Dam operators warned excessive water flow over the dam led to a risk of "imminent ...

  5. Nolichucky Dam - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. 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.

  7. Nolichucky River - Wikipedia

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    The Nolichucky River is a 115-mile (185 km) river that flows through western North Carolina and East Tennessee in the southeastern United States. [6] Traversing the Pisgah National Forest and the Cherokee National Forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the river's watershed includes some of the highest mountains in the Appalachians, including Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, the highest point in ...

  8. LIVE UPDATES: As East Tennessee struggles to recover, flood ...

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    Flash flood warnings related to worries over the failure of the Nolichucky Dam continue until 4 p.m. in East Tennessee for: North Central Cocke County Southwestern Greene County

  9. TVA's Nolichucky Dam survived extreme flooding, but site will ...

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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 ...