Three rivers that swelled to deadly levels during Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27 – the French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon – ...
In the days after the flooding, Douglas Dam released around 450,000 gallons of water a second and helped the Tennessee Valley Authority prevent $406 million in flood damage, though some downstream ...
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency warned ... TVA owns and operates Douglas Dam, the hydroelectric facility that impounds the French Broad River to create the lake. TVA installed a 4,000 ...