Douglas Dam was spilling a record amount of water, 450,000 gallons a second. The Nolichucky Dam withstood twice the water ...

The NWS published the map below, which comprises a list of all current flash flood emergencies, including Lake Lure Dam. "Here is a map of the current Flash Flood Emergencies across the western ...

The world's largest hydroelectric dam in China called the Three Gorges Dam is a very huge infrastructure project that is affecting the spin of Earth, according to IFL Science. The dam, located in ...

Even after Wilbur’s proclamation, the dam was referred to in the press by both names, but it was called Hoover in all official documents and congressional appropriations bills. When Hoover lost ...

The Ghost Dam will be relocated downstream as part of an extreme-weather mitigation plan aimed at floods of the once-a-century variety, such as the massive regional flood of 2013, the province has ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It's been around two weeks since Hurricane Helene impacted East Tennessee and western North Carolina, ...

Officials in Cocke County, Tennessee said on Friday afternoon that the Waterville Dam, just over the state line in North Carolina, had failed and ordered everyone in downtown Newport to get out.

In a following update to Facebook, nearly 3 hours later, Mathis said the dam had been "breached, but not catastrophic as of last report." "This news has bought us some time. The evacuation is ...

The authorities were evacuating people downstream from the Nolichucky Dam, warning that a breach could cause deadly flooding. By John Yoon The Nolichucky Dam in eastern Tennessee remained intact ...

A structural engineer assessed the Lake Lure dam Friday evening and determined its failure is not imminent, a town official said. The Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina overtopped Friday ...

Andrew Van Dam writes the Department of Data column each week for The Washington Post. He has covered economics and wrangled data and graphics for The Post and the Wall Street Journal. He got his ...

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Lake Lure water levels are slowly receding after a mandatory evacuation was announced for residents below the dam in low-lying flood-prone areas. Mass ...