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Ten spill gates at Dix Dam were opened Friday evening amid heavy rainfall, which officials say was a planned release. A video circulated Sunday described an "accidental" release at the dam, spurring ...
Officials have been closely monitoring the Rough River Lake Dam following recent floods in Kentucky. Dam Safety Program Manager Jackie Henn reported that the lake reached spillway elevation with water ...
The recent historic flooding across the state couldn’t come at a worst time for anglers, the beginning of spring fishing.
Kentucky Lake should be at or near its summer pool level by the end of the week. If there are any boaters out, the TVA says they should not approach the dam as the water turbulence is very dangerous.
Flow from Herrington Lake has subsided starting this Sunday ... I'm sorry ten gates at Dix Dam, which is in central Kentucky along the Kentucky river were accidentally opened." ...
Someone had accidentally opened 10 spillway gates at Dix Dam, which impounds Herrington Lake. Water was gushing out, and it was going to make flooding worse downstream on the Kentucky River.
An agreement has been reached to save a popular Hopkins County from being drained. The Otter Lake Conservation Society, state ...
Adams said 10 gates were opened at Dix's Dam — which is located on Herrington Lake, south of Lexington, and feeds into the Kentucky River. According to KYTC District 7, these releases were ...
LOCKPORT, Ky. — Water levels from the Kentucky River are expected to pass a record level near the dam in Lockport, which borders Owen County. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
As of Monday, four gates remained open at the dam, he said, and the utilities expect to close additional gates soon as lake levels recede. The Kentucky River appeared to crest in Frankfort on ...
as central Kentucky encountered severe flooding from days of intense rainfall. Dix Dam straddles Mercer and Garrard counties, forming Herrington Lake. Releases from the dam followed procedure ...