National Dam Safety Awareness Day is observed every year on May 31 to promote responsibility and best practices around dams ...

[imgbelt img=kentucky-dam-post-card.jpg]A trip to one of the Southeast’s oldest hydroelectric plants brings perplexity and incurs an unexpected dryness. Water sluicing through Kentucky Dam c. 1944, ...

GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (WTVF) — To get inside, this involved winning a lottery and going through pretty extensive security, but for the lucky few, it was a chance to be a part of history. "I didn’t really ...

KENTUCKY (KFVS) - Boaters on Kentucky Lake that tie up at Kentucky Dam Marina may notice that the Marina is under new ownership. On Wednesday, July 27, Suntex Marina announced they have acquired the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) reports that the Kentucky Dam is currently spilling about two million gallons of water per second following rainfall from over the ...

CALVERT CITY, Ky. (KFVS) - The Kentucky Dam Marina will reopen on Saturday, June 29. According to the Marshall County Emergency Management Agency, the marina parking lot and ramp will remain closed ...

May 11, 2007: An aerial view of the project as workers poured concrete. The dam holds the pool from which Lexington gets most of its water. Lexington Herald-Leader For the first time in more than a ...

Pretty soon, one of the state’s ecological treasures will get even better, thanks to the largest dam-removal project in Kentucky history. Partners in the project showcased work Monday on removing Lock ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will dedicate $110 million to the Kentucky Lock and Dam project this year. Congress authorized the ...

Budget hawks are screeching about a measure tucked into the government funding deal that raises the spending cap for a dam in Kentucky to $2.9 billion, calling the project an example of federal ...

Kentucky emergency officials are trying to corral several barges that broke loose from a tugboat on the Ohio River. A vessel towing 11 barges made contact with a stationary structure at the entrance ...