KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - It’s been nearly been one year since Hurricane Helene brought heavy downpours to East Tennessee. Now, the Tennessee Valley Authority is recounting the cleanup efforts that took place on Douglas Lake following the massive flooding.

On Wednesday, TVA highlighted all the debris that needed to be cleaned out of Douglas Lake. Crews of around 100 people, who were working seven days a week from November 2024 to August 2025, removed over 177,000 cubic yards of material, covering nearly 400 miles of shoreline.

“The entire process was important to not only the community, but also TVA in terms of preventing that material from getting into our dam downstream, and then ultimately allowing for the commerce of the lake to continue on and be revived,” said Scott Turnbow, vice p

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