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Douglas Lake Levels

Midnight Elevation: 993.88 Work on Douglas Dam began in February 1942 and was completed on a crash schedule in just 12 months and 17 days—a world record for projects of equivalent…

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Cherokee Lake Levels

Midnight Elevation: 1066.37 Cherokee was built to generate hydroelectric power during the World War II emergency, but it also plays an important role as one of the chains of TVA-managed reservoirs…

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Today in History

Deputy leader of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie waving from a Strasbourg’s Town Hall balcony Wednesday, June 13, 1990. Mandela is here to address the…

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