Heavy precipitation has led the Tennessee Valley Authority to spill water at six dams, including Wheeler and Guntersville, to ...

Residents are relieved that the Peery’s Mill Dam, which has seen four fatalities over the past 20 years, will no longer be a ...

Peery's Mill Dam in Walland will be removed after a federal‑state agreement—history and safety collide on the Little River.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority said the heavy rain on Wednesday morning did not affect the Tennessee River system. A report from the River Forecast Center said the TVA isn't making ...

In 1917 and 1918, the Tennessee River froze. It caused a lot of problems, so Knoxville tried to fix it − with dynamite.

FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, the Nature Conservancy and other partners have broken ground on a project aimed at restoring the natural flow of the Elk River.

A proposal to build a dam on the Duck River in Columbia was not included in the recommendations. A group called "Columbia Dam Now" has been advocating for a new dam for months, positioning it as the ...

The Hales Bar Dam was built on the Tennessee River to improve river navigation and produce hydroelectric power. Construction work on the dam, which took place from 1905 to 1913, faced engineering ...

LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A new turbine was installed at Fort Loudoun Dam as part of an upgrade that the Tennessee Valley Authority said “will boost reliability and help deliver low-cost energy ...