A federal database cataloging thousands of the region’s larger dams lists 533 of them as being at risk for failure and, if they do fail, causing significant economic loss or death.

After a day of heavy rainfall in the Great Smoky Mountains, the Nolichucky River was rising at 2 feet per hour. Around 1.3 million gallons of water were pouring over the dam each second at 11 p.m ...

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.