Lake Lure Storm Recovery Updates 11/8/24
Oct 28, 2024 · DAM/LAKE LEVELS. The Lake Lure Dam remains stable and emergency repairs are being made to the right abutment. The left abutment has been stabilized. The construction of the new reservoir drain is resuming. The Lake Level will remain at approximately 985.5, five feet below full pond (+/- 1 foot) for now.
Lake Lure Storm Recovery Updates - 10/11/24
DAM/LAKE LEVELS: The Lake Lure Dam remains stable. Crews are making progress on the work to repair the erosion on the left side of the dam. The road issues on Buffalo Shoals Road near the dam have been repairs. The Lake Level will remain at …
See photos, videos of flooding and damage in Chimney Rock, Lake Lure…
Sep 28, 2024 · Chimney Rock and Lake Lure in western North Carolina appear to have been devastated by flooding after Hurricane Helene swept through the area. Census data from 2022 indicate 220 people live in...
Scenic Lake Lure ‘Post-Apocalyptic’ After Helene
Oct 13, 2024 · Lake Lure in North Carolina was a picturesque, tranquil place until Helene tore through the Southeast. Now, the once-scenic lake is full of debris, remnants of the destruction left behind by...
Lake Lure Dam in Western NC stable after imminent failure …
Sep 29, 2024 · The Lake Lure Dam, which was feared doomed to collapse on Friday, is stable and emergency repairs are set to begin. At the peak of Helene’s rains, a warning went out that the Lake Lure Dam...
WATCH HERE: Aerials show flooding over Lake Lure following …
Sep 28, 2024 · Lake Lure dam failure prompts urgent evacuations as flash flood emergency threatens area. Voluntary evacuations were encouraged along the Broad River basin in the Lake Lure and Chimney...
Lake Lure Dam overtopped as Helene floods North Carolina
Sep 27, 2024 · LAKE LURE, N.C. – Authorities went house-to-house urging people below the dam of a popular lake in the western North Carolina mountains to evacuate Friday after officials warned the barrier could be nearing failure. But it appears …
North Carolina flooding: Lake Lure Dam overtops, remains intact
Sep 27, 2024 · North Carolina floods: Lake Lure Dam overtops with water, but remains in tact, officials say. Several counties in western North Carolina are experiencing flooding caused by Helene's heavy...
Lake Lure Dam no longer at imminent risk of failure, officials say
Sep 28, 2024 · LAKE LURE, N.C. — The Lake Lure Dam is no longer at an imminent risk of failure, emergency management officials in Rutherford County posted on Facebook shortly after 8 p.m. Friday.
Lake Lure Dam 'remains stable' after Helene flooding - wcnc.com
Oct 3, 2024 · Nine hours after those evacuations were first issued, emergency officials said the Lake Lure Dam was no longer at risk of imminent failure with no immediate threat.