KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A “large field of floating debris” measuring around one square mile in size on Douglas Lake has prompted the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to issue a boating advisory.

This article has been updated with new information. The state agency in charge of testing water quality plans to take samples from Douglas Lake after the Tennessee Valley Authority removed a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Tennessee Valley Authority is telling the public to stay off Douglas Lake near Dandridge as it prepares to deploy a 4,000-foot ...

It's been around eight months since Hurricane Helene hit East Tennessee. Now, state and federal agencies are wrapping up the Douglas Lake debris cleanup, a massive effort slated to be completed in ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Bass anglers in Tennessee may have to change their approach to what they catch and keep starting next year. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is accepting public ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is attempting to clear up confusion from contradictory public statements regarding the current condition of Douglas Lake after damage from ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority is releasing a record amount of water through the spillways and power turbines of Douglas Dam, where the three rivers at the epicenter of flooding in East Tennessee – ...

Fisheries biologists with the Tennessee Valley Authority have begun to survey fish populations in Douglas Lake in Dandridge, Tennessee for the first time since Hurricane Helene debris covered many ...

Due to flooding from Hurricane Helene in the North Carolina mountains and parts of Tennessee, TWRA is issuing a boating safety advisory for Douglas Lake. A large field of floating debris has ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A bald eagle is on the road to recovery after being found by a boater on Douglas Lake. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) shared that a boater flagged down ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE (6/10): The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announced crews have recovered the body of a missing boater who disappeared after jumping into Douglas Lake on Sunday.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is telling the public to stay off Douglas Lake near Dandridge as it prepares to deploy a 4,000-foot floating barrier to catch a one-square-mile patch of debris from ...