Let cleanup begin: How North Carolina's debris ended up in Douglas Lake during Helene
Three rivers that swelled to deadly levels during Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27 – the French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon – ...
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East Tennessee flooding could have been worse: How TVA says it prevented $406M in damage
The Tennessee Valley Authority released new data showing the ... Dams downstream of these communities stored water and slowed ...
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East Tennessee flooding could have been worse: How TVA says it prevented $406M in damage
The Tennessee Valley Authority released new data ... water and slowed its flow but could not prevent all flooding. Douglas Dam spilled up to 475,000 gallons per second through its gates to control ...
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Let cleanup begin: How North Carolina's debris ended up in Douglas Lake during Helene
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 ...
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Let cleanup begin: How North Carolina's debris ended up in Douglas Lake during Helene
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 ...