East Tennessee and its mountainous terrain are a maze of rivers controlled by dams. Floods from Hurricane Helene tore through them and caused massive destruction as the water brought down roads ...

Which communities were affected by East Tennessee flooding. This map shows key rivers − French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon − and dams that were hit hard by the floods.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — On Sunday, multiple agencies in East Tennessee warned of closed roads due to fallen trees, debris, and flooding. The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s SmartWay ...

People across East Tennessee are getting excited to spend Memorial Day outside and in the water. Here's how you can protect your health if you're headed to a lake.

By Oct. 2, the only National Weather Service flood warning in East Tennessee was for areas of Sevier and Knox counties below Douglas Dam. Douglas Lake rose nearly 22 feet in three days between ...

I understood, academically, that East Tennessee’s rivers were a biodiversity hotspot, home to more species of freshwater fish than anywhere else in America. But I had never stuck my face in a river.

Protecting East Tennessee's Piney River is good for nature and the economy | Opinion. George Lindemann. ... Eastern Tennessee’s Ocoee River attracts over 250,000 visitors each year.

This map shows key rivers − French Broad, Nolichucky and Pigeon − and dams that were hit hard by the floods. Key East Tennessee rivers and dams hit hard by Hurricane Helene flooding ...

East Tennessee and its mountainous terrain are a maze of rivers controlled by dams. Some counties that the Nolichucky River flows through - Greene, Washington and Unicoi - were hit especially hard ...