CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A voluntary evacuation order was active Thursday evening for some areas near Mountain Island Lake, which was expected to overflow Thursday amid ongoing rainfall. As of 7 p ...

Do you have pictures or videos of severe weather? Send to newstips@qcnews.com MECKLENBURG COUNTY (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A flash flood is ‘imminent’ at Mountain Island Lake on Friday, according ...

Duke Energy recently celebrated a big birthday for one of its oldest workhorses — Mountain Island Hydroelectric Station in Gaston County, northwest of Charlotte. The dam and power station were ...

Jones said Mountain Island Lake’s turbines can move about 10,000 cubic feet of water per second — or about 75,000 gallons per second. He said the influx of water into the lake peaked at about ...

Duke Energy also tracks lake levels, and said normal full pond at Mountain Island Lake elevation is 96 feet. The company reported Sunday morning that Mountain Island Lake was at 103.6 feet.

When the storm cleared from the Mountain Island Lake community, so, too, did people's livelihoods. "So there are 17 homes on our street, and four of them are completely gone," said Andrew Freund.

However, in the newly-released study, scientists found coal ash in sediment from Mountain Island Lake after that removal. “We can see the amount of ash released into the lake diminishing to the ...

Brandon and Monica Blasi weren't supposed to be at Mountain Island Lake on Saturday. They had planned a trip to Florida, but that trip was abruptly canceled. "Because things came up at work, I just ...

Jones said Mountain Island Lake’s turbines can move about 10,000 cubic feet of water per second — or about 75,000 gallons per second. He said the influx of water into the lake peaked at about ...