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This company funded dam construction on the Broad River which produced the lake after which the town is named. [3] The dam took two years to build and Lake Lure was finally impounded and filled by 1927. [4] At ordinary water levels, Lake Lure covers approximately 720 acres (2.9 km 2) and has a shoreline of approximately 27 miles (43 km). [4]
The area at risk from the Lake Lure dam failure is highlighted on this map from Google Earth. Residents in the surrounding neighborhoods were ordered to evacuate Friday morning.
The dam, power company, and real estate of Lake Lure were acquired by the Town of Lake Lure in 1965. [ 3 ] On September 27, 2024, the town, along with the neighboring village of Chimney Rock, suffered catastrophic damage from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Helene , including the destruction of the historic Lake Lure Flowering Bridge and the ...
The portion of the river upstream of Lake Lure, near Chimney Rock, is commonly known as the Rocky Broad River by locals. [7] In 2024, the river experienced severe flooding during Hurricane Helene , which caused severe damage to surrounding communities.
The Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina overtopped Friday after Hurricane Helene inundated the area, forcing evacuations and prompting warnings from officials early Friday morning that the dam ...
The nearly 100-year-old dam suffered damage to its structural supports but was still holding Friday afternoon, officials said. NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency ...
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a major dam as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
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 was ...