But the decision not to build the dams had consequences. When Helene struck, the flood-prone French Broad River had no major barriers to hold back its waters. While we truly don’t know what ...

On long stretches of river without a dam, particularly on the French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon rivers, the flooding was especially devastating. “There are other areas that have flooding ...

TVA continues to release more than 440,000 gallons a second into the French Broad River. TVA, the federal utility that owns and operates Douglas and Watauga dams, relied on the reservoirs behind ...

But the decision not to build the dams had consequences. When Helene struck, the flood-prone French Broad River had no major barriers to hold back its waters. While we truly don’t know what ...

The dots show existing river barriers that are still in place, not dams that have been removed, according to the organization that produced the map. The map shown in the post was created by AMBER ...

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 ...