Topic - Tennessee Valley Authority
Subscribe to this topic via RSS or ATOMThe Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected by the Great Depression. The enterprise was a result of the efforts of Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska. TVA was envisioned not only as a provider, but also as a regional economic development agency that would use federal experts and electricity to rapidly modernize the region's economy and society. - Source: Wikipedia
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The Tennessee Valley Authority said about 1.3 million gallons of water per second was flowing over the dam on the night McCrary was swept away, more than double the flow rate of the dam's last regulated release nearly a half-century ago.
Boone McCrary, his dog Moss die trying to save David Boutin from floods driven by Hurricane Helene →
The TVA said the dam was intact and that crews were continuing to assess the dam.
Asheville has been largely cut off after Helene knocked out power and wrecked roads →
