Flooding on the Kentucky River is ongoing, and some communities have evacuated. Ten spill gates were opened at Dix Dam on Friday as part of a planned release by LG&E and KU, the utilities said ...

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When it was built in the 1920s, Dix Dam was the world's largest ... said in a statement that the dam "has been routinely inspected and Kentucky Utilities, the dam owner, continues to perform ...

The Kentucky River in Frankfort appeared to have ... Eyes in the region were also watching the Dix Dam closely. Ten of the spill gates on the dam between Mercer and Garrard counties were opened ...