Douglas Lake was filled with debris after Hurricane Helene came through East Tennessee, but a year later, the cleanup process is complete. The Tennessee Valley Authority headed up the cleanup efforts ...

The state agency in charge of testing water quality plans to take samples from Douglas Lake after the Tennessee Valley Authority removed a 4,000-foot floating boom designed to catch debris from ...

The Douglas Dam mitigated catastrophic flooding in parts of East Tennessee during Hurricane Helene. The Tennessee Valley Authority had lowered lake levels in preparation for the storm, creating more ...

About 3,000 tons of manmade debris from the storm washed into Douglas Lake, along with 177,000 cubic yards of vegetation. TVA and contract crews finished clearing it earlier this summer. At a dam in ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority is telling the public to stay off Douglas Lake near Dandridge as it prepares to deploy a 4,000-foot floating barrier to catch a one-square-mile patch of debris from ...

Residents of Douglas Lake, lined with hazardous debris after Hurricane Helene, are still seeking answers on the cleanup.

There are lots of lakes located in the Smoky Mountains, including one manmade wonder that's known for activities like fishing, swimming, and boating.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A “large field of floating debris” measuring around one square mile in size on Douglas Lake has prompted the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to issue a boating advisory.

Due to flooding from Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains and parts of Tennessee, TWRA is issuing a boating safety advisory for Douglas Lake. A large field of floating debris has ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Efforts to clean up debris at Douglas Lake are in motion, but officials warn it will take time. Scott Turnbow, the Tennessee Valley Authority's vice president of civil ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Bass fisherman in Tennessee may have to change their approach to what they catch and keep starting next year. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is accepting public ...

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is lifting a boating safety advisory for Douglas Lake that has been in place for several months following flooding from Hurricane Helene. The large field of ...