Lake Lure in North Carolina as seen from Chimney Rock National Park. BSPollard / Getty Images / iStockphoto On Friday afternoon, Stewman said water was flowing around the dam on one side.

Residents play in flood waters as Hurricane Helene approaches in the North Carolina mountains, in Valle Crucis, North ...

Elsewhere, officials in Rutherford County, North Carolina told residents downstream of the Lake Lure Dam to flee to higher ground due to floodwater overflowing the top of the 124-ft-high barrier ...

North Carolina has 20 full-time staff positions for a dam safety office that regulates more than 3,100 dams. Many dams are privately owned, which can create challenges for state regulators seeking ...

He said their bodies were found two-and-a-half to three miles from the dam, according to CBS Greensboro, North Carolina affiliate WFMY-TV. Rescue personnel stage along the Dan River in Eden, N.C ...

A dam breach at a retired North Carolina coal-fired power plant Friday may have allowed coal ash to flow into the Cape Fear River, Duke Energy officials said.

Engineers inspected the Lake Tahoma dam in western North Carolina early Wednesday morning and an alert was issued by McDowell County officials at around 10 a.m. Heavy rain caused by the remnants ...

Capital Weather Gang Here’s why this North Carolina dam was at risk of ‘imminent failure’ Wednesday morning May 30, 2018 More than 7 years ago Summary ...

The dam is listed as 480 feet (146 meters) long and about 120 feet (36.6 meters) high. The dam is “doing what it’s supposed to do, but the water levels are just too high,” Russell said.

Amanda Harrod of Nebo, North Carolina with her daughter, Addisyn takes photos of the water flowing from the Lake Tahoma Dam on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Marion, N.C. Continuous rain over the ...