Due to a potential Waterville Dam break from Hurricane Helene, the downtown area of Newport, Tennessee was ordered to evacuate by Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis. The Waterville Dam, more formally known ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Lake Lure Dam is failing due to heavy rainfall from Hurricane Helene, since downgraded to a tropical storm, causing torrential ...

BOISE, Idaho — The history of the stone steps on the face of the Lucky Peak Dam has kept people questioning their origin over the years. Construction on the dam began in 1949 as a way of controlling ...

MIDDLETOWN — Dams are an important water supply and, in some cases, energy supply, however, they also restrict river function and damage the surrounding ecosystems. Because of this, many ...

Now, the city’s bustling population of over 180,000, which swells by about an additional 50,000 tourists on any given day, would drink the dam dry in just over a year – assuming it was never topped ...