A heron walks on debris, which stretches across Douglas Lake, as a boom is deployed by TVA to stop debris from the French ...

Helene debris in Douglas Lake could be hazardous. The boom, a floating barrier that captures surface and submerged debris in bodies of water, is one of the largest deployed in TVA's history.

TVA urged those who need to be out on the water to use extra caution. "It can be very dangerous. So, that's one thing to remember. there's a lot of flooding debris, which can be hazardous.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority announced it's deploying a 4,000-foot boom across Douglas Lake. The boom, which will be north of Dandridge, is meant to help protect water ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority on Thursday announced that it is deploying a 4,000-foot boom across Douglas Lake to capture debris. The aim of the operation, according to the TVA, ...

TVA is hoping to have the lake clear debris by summer. TBI: Member of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua arrested in Hamilton County “We anticipate the duration to be between four and eight months ...

Residents of Douglas Lake, ... TVA in new territory with Douglas Lake debris. Douglas Lake, dammed in 1942, extends 43 miles north of Douglas Dam into the Great Smoky Mountains.

TVA leaders said debris cleanup is not a usual task for its crews, but several federal, ... JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Along the banks of Douglas Lake, there are old tires, ...

The TVA's Douglas Dam, 1942. On Jan. 28, ... the lake for which would inundate 33,000 acres of farm land. By April, workers had already built two large wooden cofferdams, ...

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Several lakes in Northeast Tennessee are below normal levels as the region sees an exceptionally dry summer. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced on ...

As of Oct. 2, the debris patch was one-square-mile large and moving one mile a day downstream toward Douglas Dam, TVA said in a news release. Helene debris in Douglas Lake could be hazardous ...