These high flows were caused by Hurricane Helene.
"According to the TVA, the headwater at the dam hit an elevation of 1970.2′. The elevation set a new pool of record by three feet, the TVA stated." [wjhl]
Elizabethton/Carter County Priority News & Alerts posted two photos with the comment: "Wilbur Dam as of 3 hours ago [Sep 28, 2024, 5pm ET]!!"
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Looking at the gaps above the gates, the gates are significantly higher above than they are below. This photo also shows why the water is so turbulent in the right-descending spillway---the side of the mountain protrudes into the spillway. You can also tell how far open the gates are by the angle of the lower braces to the gates. They are horizontal above, but they are barely above their closed position below.
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| Charles Smith, Feb 2015 |
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| Facebook reel [Whenever I see the word "today," I try to add the date. But I could not figure out how to get a date for a Facebook reel! It showed up in my feed on 9/30/2024.] |
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| TVA "The dam is 76 feet [23m] high and stretches 375 feet [114m] across the Watauga River." |
Here is another example of where the gates have been raised just a little.
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| Edward Hyle, Feb 2014 |
This was uploaded as "TVA Watauga Dam Visitors Center," but I recognized it as the Wilbur Dam.
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| Jesse M, Mar 2022, cropped |
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