Newsroom Articles

Nearly $1 Billion in Rainfall Damage Averted in February

TVA's skillful management of the Tennessee River system helped avert major damage to the Valley's towns and cities. Read more for insights from the River Forecast Center.

Valley Lakes Worth Billions

A study from TVA and the University of Tennessee shows that the annual value of recreation on the Tennessee River reservoir system for the region is nearly $12 billion.

TVA River Forecast Center Hustles as Water Flows

TVA river forecasters race to do what they can to minimize flooding across the Tennessee River Valley as heavy rainfall and runoff continue across the system.

TVA Updates Anderson Co. on Bull Run

TVA is committed to providing up-to-date information as we work with the community in Anderson County on the future of Bull Run Fossil Plant. The Tennessee Valley is our home and we remain committed to protecting the communities we serve.

TVA Spruces Up UL, NAACP Buildings To Boost Home Uplift Program

TVA’s EnergyRight® group is working with non-profit agencies in Memphis, supporting efforts to bring more weatherization services to town through the Home Uplift initiative.

TVA Invests in Memphis-area Transmission Project

Reliable power is what we depend on for home, work and school. It brings businesses and jobs to our area.

Power for Peacetime

Boone Dam, authorized in 1950, would help energize the baby boom.

The Town That Wouldn’t Drown

Butler, Tennessee, was constantly inundated with floodwaters from the Watauga River before TVA built Watauga Dam and moved the whole town to higher ground.

Telling the Story of Tellico: It’s Complicated

Tellico Dam is one of the most controversial projects in TVA history. Although the region now supports a thriving recreation industry due to the reservoir, its impoundment came with costs.

'Weir' Science

The aerating labyrinth weir constructed below South Holston Dam creates an oxygen-rich water that has fostered a world-class brown trout fishery.

Non-Power Normandy

Despite the lack of hydropower, Normandy Dam on the Duck River has been a boon to Middle Tennessee, bringing economic development and recreation along with many other benefits.

Design for the Public Good

As TVA brought public power to the Valley region, TVA architect Roland Wank put design to work for the people, starting with his visionary plan for Norris Dam.

The Great Replacement

TVA’s Nickajack Dam was built to replace the ever-leaking Hales Bar Dam, which – constructed in 1913 – held the distinction of being the first dam ever built on the main stem of the Tennessee River.

Wartime Dam Creates Angler’s Oasis

Isolated Apalachia Dam made a big contribution to wartime airplane construction. Today, it’s an off-the-beaten-path paradise for trout fishermen looking for big catches and scenic views.

Norris Dam: 'No Flood of Worry'

During WWII, Ernie Pyle described the fighting in simple language. But his fame began before the war, when he set out to explain the American experiment called TVA, being built at Norris Dam.

Saving Chattanooga

Before Chickamauga Dam, Chattanooga – the region's most flood-prone city – suffered from massive economic damage and mosquito-borne health crises because of the untamed river.

A Dam for All Seasons

Initially designed to strengthen war-time power production at Hiwassee and other downstream dams, Chatuge later came into its own as a power producer, multi-purpose reservoir and picturesque recreation area.

TVA Goes to War

America’s World War II arsenal included a potent secret weapon: TVA, which could provide the massive amount of power needed for the war effort by quickly building new generating assets like Cherokee Dam.

A Water Wonderland

Tucked away amid north Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains lies Blue Ridge Dam and the sparkling reservoir it creates on the Toccoa River – an oasis for adventure seekers and leisure lovers alike.

The Miracle in the Wilderness

Spurred by wartime necessity, TVA built Fontana Dam – the tallest dam east of the Rockies – with record speed. The dam no one could reach eventually became the most visited in the TVA system.