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  2. North Carolina dam holds after heavy rains, concerns about ...

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    Its maximum storage is 44,914 acre-feet, roughly equivalent to the volume of water in 22,500 Olympic swimming pools. Lake Lure in North Carolina as seen from Chimney Rock National Park.

  3. Watch: Tennessee dam narrowly avoids failure after heavy rain ...

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    The TVA estimated water levels reached 8 feet over the record elevation and even with the dam still standing, there is extensive flooding along the river. Rainfall totals reached 15-25 inches or ...

  4. Drone video shows historic Biltmore Village under water after ...

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    Water levels in the Biltmore Village of Asheville reached the first story of many buildings. Drone video shows historic Biltmore Village under water after flooding in North Carolina

  5. Jackson, Mississippi water crisis - Wikipedia

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    A public health crisis in and around the city of Jackson, Mississippi, began in late August 2022 after the Pearl River flooded due to severe storms in the state. [1] The flooding caused the O. B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, the city's largest water treatment facility, which was already running on backup pumps due to failures the month prior, to stop the treatment of drinking water indefinitely.

  6. Sites Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    Water volume. 1.8 million acre-feet (2.2 km 3) (max. as proposed) Surface elevation. 580 ft (180 m) The Sites Reservoir is a proposed offstream reservoir project west of Colusa in the Sacramento Valley of northern California to be built and operated by the Sites Project Authority. The project would divert water from the Sacramento River ...

  7. Oroville Dam - Wikipedia

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    Oroville Dam is an earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley.At 770 feet (235 m) high, it is the tallest dam in the U.S. [8] and serves mainly for water supply, hydroelectricity generation, and flood control.

  8. Death toll rises as Helene unleashes catastrophic flooding ...

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    The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office in Florida reports first responders have so far responded to more than 200 water rescue calls and have rescued at least 65 people with additional water rescues ...

  9. Colorado River Storage Project - Wikipedia

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    The Colorado River Storage Project is a United States Bureau of Reclamation project designed to oversee the development of the upper basin of the Colorado River. The project provides hydroelectric power, flood control and water storage for participating states along the upper portion of the Colorado River and its major tributaries.