Summersville Lake and Dam Manager Brandi Accord said harsh winter weather and other projects delayed maintenance to the dam ...

Shelved plans from '60s for TVA project in NC unlikely to make comeback. Dam failures, costs and ecology will make new dams ...

The normal lake drawdown is done on a schedule to provide opportunities downstream from Summersville Dam to fuel the whitewater rafting season on Gauley River. Allen said despite a lack of ...

He said the male victim is in stable condition. Allen said Summersville Lake is lower than normal due to dam maintenance. He said the victim was walking near the water and became trapped in the mud.

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.