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| Street View, Mar 2025 |
This dam is on the Broad River, which suffered considerable damage by the flood caused by Hurrican
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| Satellite |
This video keeps showing two different dams, but based on a satellite image, I believe this is the Lake Lure Dam. This downstream view confirms the dam has a buttress design.
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| 3:14 video @ 0:07, cropped The dam was overtopped by the hurricane flood. "About 3,000 residents living downstream from the dam were told to evacuate immediately." Later, structural engineers were called in for an inspection and determined that the dam was "holding steady." |
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| @ 1:23 The dam lost power and the remaining spillway gates had to be raised manually. |
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| TownOfLakeLure The dam is owned by The Town of Lake Lure and its primary purpose is recreation. They do not generate power if there is a low water flow. They have 1.2mw and 2.2mw units. The electricity is sold to Duke Power. |
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| Lake Lure Marine posted 0:22 video Lake Lure Dam, June 16th Sounds on! 🔊 |
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| Rutherford County, NC Emergency Management posted 0:20 video Check out the video below of the Lake Lure Dam 7 days after the storm on Oct 4, 2024. |
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