Through a post-rain haze on a foggy Wednesday morning, the Ocoee River's wooden flume sat as it has for more than 100 years: high above the river overlooking the rocky terrain hundreds of feet below.

The historic wooden flume that carries water from the Ocoee No. 2 diversion dam to its hydroelectric station has begun refilling after being closed for a year to replace a 70-foot section ...

Tennessee Valley Authority bought it in 1939 and Ocoee Dam Number Three was built in 1941. In the mid-70s there was a problem with the flume, and it was taken out of service. “While the study ...