Five signs warning of the dam had been posted, but four of them were buried behind vegetation and not visible from the river.

I did it, but I won’t go back. The French Broad got its present name from being a wide river initially in French Territory, but the Cherokee call it “Tah-kee-os-tee,” which means “racing waters.” The ...

Let’s look at Legacy’s five big projects: Head of the Tennessee River Initiative: The Tennessee River begins in East Knoxville, where the Holston and French Broad rivers converge ... at the UT ...

For about 5 miles, the French ... a washed-out dam. With time, money and attention, the French Broad that North Carolina loves will return. “It’s still an absolutely gorgeous river,” Stamper ...

Located near the state’s southern border (just 20-25 miles from popular Georgia mountain towns such as Blairsville and Blue Ridge), Murphy is the Cherokee ... with the French Broad River running ...

of the river is heavy flows through Cherokee Dam into the Holston River and Douglas Dam into the French Broad River. The two rivers converge near Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. Water ...

Water levels have crested in most locations and are declining, with the exception of Cherokee ... River at Elizabethton reached 13.57 feet which is about 5 feet above flood stage and the highest flood ...