Among them were Douglas Dam on the French Broad River near Dandridge, Tennessee, and the Nolichucky Dam due south of Greeneville, Tennessee, both of which experienced floods-of-record during Helene.

Among them were Douglas Dam on the French Broad River near Dandridge, Tennessee, and the Nolichucky Dam due south of Greeneville, Tennessee, both of which experienced floods-of-record during Helene.

That includes Nolichucky Dam in Greeneville, Tenn. The TVA lost sight of the dam in the middle of the night as water overtopped it on Sept. 26, leaving TVA in the dark, literally.

“TVA’s timely, accurate, and wise forecasting and professional advice to our leadership team on the conditions of the Nolichucky River and the Nolichucky Dam saved lives.

“TVA’s timely, accurate, and wise forecasting and professional advice to our leadership team on the conditions of the Nolichucky River and the Nolichucky Dam saved lives.” ...

TVA’s Watauga Dam on the Watauga River in Carter County, east of Elizabethton, reached an elevation of 1,970.29 feet, which broke the previous record by about three feet. The Doe River at Elizabethton ...

TVA does not control flooding on the Nolichucky River until it empties into Douglas Lake. The Nolichucky Dam is a "run-of-the-river" dam, meaning it does not provide water storage to control flooding.

“TVA’s timely, accurate, and wise forecasting and professional advice to our leadership team on the conditions of the Nolichucky River and the Nolichucky Dam saved lives.

The day Helene hit the Nolichucky Dam, the Tennessee Valley Authority had crew members out overseeing the high water levels.

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 ...

TVA’s data revealed that the rain that fell over the Nolichucky River watershed was equal to about a once-in-5,000-years rain event. Put simply: The Nolichucky Dam had never withstood anything like ...