Tennessee River

VIDEO: TDOT christens new ferry

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently announced that its new ferry boat, the M/V Summitt, is now in service connecting Benton and Houston counties. Aptly named after legendary Lady Vols basketball coach and Tennessean Pat Summitt, it pushes the barge, The Volunteer, across the Tennessee River providing essential ferry service.

Local, state, and federal officials joined Deputy Governor and TDOT Commissioner Butch Eley for a christening ceremony back in December for the new...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/video-tdot-christens-new-ferry/

Nashville Engineer District showcases mega construction projects

The Nashville Engineer District recently showcased two of its mega construction projects on the Tennessee River and its hydropower rehabilitation efforts at Barkley Dam on the Cumberland River to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Michael L. Connors.

Connors and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Management and Budget Stacey Brown were welcomed to the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project in Chattanooga, Tenn., the morning of Oct. 12 by Nashville District commander Lt....

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/nashville-engineer-district-showcases-mega-construction-projects/

CMT to provide Mississippi port barge fleeting and shifting services

Effective September 1, 2022, Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT) will serve as the exclusive barge fleeting and shifting service provider for the Yellow Creek State Inland Port (YCP), located at the intersection of the Tennessee River and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

“Thanks to the leadership of federal, state, and local officials, Yellow Creek Port is on a trajectory of exciting new growth,” said YCP Executive Director Robert Dexter. “Tonnage and revenues have grown by double digits in the past...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/cooper-marine-timberlands-to-provide-yellow-creek-state-inland-port-barge-fleeting-and-shifting-services/

Flooding continues in waterlogged South

Flatbed, with tarped freight, heading down highway in the rain.

Some of the worst flooding since 2010 hit the Tennessee Valley over the weekend. Just a few days later, more rain is coming back.

Record rainfall triggered flash flooding in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday night, claiming at least four lives and prompting dozens of water rescues. #TNwx #Nashville pic.twitter.com/83g93pNqn1

— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) March 29, 2021

Nashville International Airport (ICAO code: BNA) was slammed by a daily record 5.75 inches of rainfall Saturday....

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Rains bring flooding, lock closures on Tennessee River

The Tennessee Valley Authority is managing water levels at the Kentucky Dam and other structures to control flooding and river levels across the region. TVA photo.

February rains at 200% of normal across the Tennessee Valley brought flooding expected to exceed historic levels and forced a shutdown for barge traffic along 650 miles of river, according to the Tennessee Valley Authority and Corps of Engineers.

With 13.47” of rain recorded at Nashville, Tenn., it was the wettest February since 1880, according to the National Weather Service. Nine locks between Paducah, Ky., and Knoxville, Tenn., were closed Feb. 23 due to the high water, as the agencies worked...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/rains-bring-flooding-lock-closures-on-tennessee-river/