Center Hill Dam cracks could result in 'catastrophic failure'

The Tennessean is reporting Center Hill Dam, located upriver of Nashville in DeKalb County, is at risk of "a catastrophic failure" that could cause as many as 500 deaths, according to officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Nashville District. The Corps is keeping Center Hill Lake at a low level to avoid this kind of worst-case scenario. The lake is on the Caney Fork, which flows into the Cumberland River.

Meanwhile, a failure at the weakened Wolf Creek Dam in Kentucky also likely would cause flooding downstream along the Cumberland River. Additional coverage of Wolf Creek, including a map of potential flood areas in Charlotte Park, can be seen here.