Rescue teams conducted a dangerous nighttime rescue after turbulent water caused a boat to capsize on the Cumberland River ...

Work crews at Wolf Creek Dam hit a major milestone yesterday, successfully removing the first of its massive spillway ...

Kentucky Lake Cumberland at level not seen in 20 years because of heavy rain. The dam is fine. By Bill Estep Updated February 21, 2019 3:09 PM ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Fearing a dam break that could cause catastrophic flooding in Kentucky and Tennessee, the Army Corps of Engineers began lowering the water level on Lake Cumberland on Monday.

The water elevation at Lake Cumberland in Southern Kentucky has hit a level seen only three times since Wolf Creek Dam was finished nearly 70 years ago, and is approaching a possible record.

RUSSELL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) – The record-setting elevation of Lake Cumberland continues to rise and that’s causing problems for surrounding counties. The power unleashed at Wolf Creek Dam ...

If the dam had not been repaired, however, then all that Kentucky water could have rushed through Nashville, swelling an already flooding river and probably drowning much of downtown as in 2010.

Lake Cumberland continues to reach record levels after heavy rains hammered southern Kentucky for several days. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the lake was at 755 feet above sea level ...

Kentucky Congressman Hal Rogers said he understands the delays in repairs to a major dam on Lake Cumberland because it is a unique project.Rogers, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee ...

SOMERSET, Ky. (LEX 18) — If you've visited Lake Cumberland recently, it may seem like the lake levels are extremely low, and they are in some areas of the lake.

As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lake Cumberland's headwater elevation was 756.12 feet, and the tailwater elevation below Wolf Creek Dam was 578.32 feet, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.