TVA's Nolichucky Dam survived extreme flooding

TVA's Nolichucky Dam survived extreme flooding, but site will take years to restore
The Tennessee Valley Authority's dam safety team is celebrating the performance of Nolichucky Dam, though leaders say the surrounding landscape will take years to restore after the 111-year-old structure withstood twice the flow of Niagara Falls during Hurricane Helene flooding.
TVA says flood mitigation plan prevented millions in damage
TVA leaders said their plan helped prevent $406 million in damages in Lenoir City, Chattanooga, Kingsport, Elizabethton, Clinton and South Pittsburg.
Helene breaks flood record at the Nolichucky Dam
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) provided an update Friday to show just how much Hurricane Helene impacted the Nolichucky Dam. Jim Bryant, Senior Program Manager with TVA Dam Safety, said he has never seen as much flooding at the Nolichucky Dam site as he did at the end of September.
TVA provides look at Nolichucky Dam restoration more than one month after Hurricane Helene
Just more than one month after Hurricane Helene brought flooding rains to East Tennessee, the Tennessee Valley Authority provided a look at a dam once considered at imminent risk of failure. The Nolichucky Dam,
Why Nolichucky Dam issued a 'Condition Red' alert during Helene flooding
Hear why Nolichucky Dam issued a 'Condition Red' alert during Helene flooding, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Project SEARCH graduate talks about the program and his new job
CSX Nolichucky repairs concern whitewater community
Flooding from Hurricane Helene essentially wiped out CSX rail’s line through the Nolichucky River Gorge, and the company ...
Nolichucky Dam's function and safety remain secure following Helene, TVA says
The day helene hit the nolichucky dam– tva had crew members out--overseeing the high water levels.senior program manager of ...
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One family's frantic race to save their mother as Helene flooded a Tennessee factory
Bertha Mendoza was one of the Tennessee factory workers swept away in Hurricane Helene's flash flooding. Text messages show a ...
Crews find body of final missing Impact Plastics employee in Unicoi Co. more than a month after Helene
Rosa was the last missing person in Unicoi County after flooding from Helene swept several employees away in September. She ...
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Whitewater rafting crew finds radically changed Nolichucky
Earlier this month, after the flooding caused by Hurricane Helene, local Nolichucky guides banded together to lay eyes on the ...
Interstate 26 access restored between NC and Tennessee for first time since Helene
Traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction where I-26 crosses the Nolichucky River in Erwin, Tennessee, about 40 ...
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TVA Releases Helene Data
The Tennessee Valley Authority released data Monday that was collected during and after Tropical Storm Helene that provides insight into the magnitude of the storm that swept across the Appalachian ...
Doe River Gorge gives free train rides to flood victims
Doe River Gorge gives free train rides to flood victims ...