Here's what the weir dam does and why the island matters. Norris Dam was completed in 1936 as TVA's first hydroelectric dam, its first major power plant construction and its first source of ...

Applicants for jobs constructing Norris Dam are seen at Stiner's Store in Union County. Photo courtesy of TVA Norris Dam constuction workers gather for a photo during a work break. Photo courtesy ...

Here's what the weir dam does and why the island matters. Norris Dam was completed in 1936 as TVA's first hydroelectric dam, its first major power plant construction and its first source of ...

NORRIS, Tenn. (WATE)- Only a select few were given a rare chance to have a public tour of Norris Dam. The tours are part of the Tennessee Valley Authority‘s 90th Anniversary. On Friday, the ...

It's the 90th anniversary of the TVA - and the start of construction on Norris Dam, the utility's first dam. In honor of this momentous event, 20 people were selected in a random drawing to go deep ...

TVA has been spilling thousands of gallons of water a second through the spillway gates at Norris Dam for a week, and now they're increasing it even more. For the first time in four years ...

Just a week before Hurricane Helene brought flooding to East Tennessee on Sept. 27, TVA invested $2.2 million into updating its River Forecast Center at its complex in downtown Knoxville. From the ...

CLINTON, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Valley Authority said that Norris Dam prevented $89 million in flood damage in February. Norris Dam at Clinton stored over 20 feet of water in Norris Lake ...

Now a new exhibit has opened at the museum chronicling the lives of many of those women and their families whose lives were impacted by the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority and Norris Dam.

For those who like TVA history, mid-20th century architecture, or casual recreation in or alongside water, then the area around Norris Dam just north of Knoxville might be appealing. If you happen ...

27, TVA invested $2.2 million into updating its River Forecast Center at its complex in downtown Knoxville. From the office, it can manipulate its decades-old dams (Norris Dam is over 90 years old ...