See inside Duke Energy dam that opened its gates to Mountain Island Lake during Helene
When Duke Energy opened four floodgates at Cowans Ford Dam last fall, it made headlines. On that September day, water surged ...
Dangerous line of storms targets nearly entire Eastern Seaboard after killing at least 7 in central US
A dangerous, wide-reaching storm is threatening tens of millions of people along nearly the entire Eastern Seaboard Monday ...
What’s at stake when dam floodgates open during massive rainstorms
During a massive rainstorm, water must make it through the Catawba River System from Lake James in the mountains to Lake ...
How Duke Energy decides when to open floodgates in Carolinas
That’s exactly what happened after Helene. With rainwater pouring into the system from the storm’s aftermath, Duke Energy had ...
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See inside Duke Energy dam that opened its gates to Mountain Island Lake during Helene
Since September, the utility has maintained it acted appropriately during the storm, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission accepted this explanation. Lake Norman holds about 38% of the ...