Q7. How many fatalities have there been in tailwaters below dams along the Cumberland River and its adjoining tributaries?

Answer: Records show the number of fatalities in the tailwater below dams is available since 1970. There have been 14 over that time period.

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42 years divided by 14 lost = 1 lost life every 3 years. Tragic I admit. What Corps lake can match that? What 50 mile stretch of US Interstate highway can match that? Hmmmmmmm.

Q10. How many fatalities due to drowning have occurred on Corps property since 1970?

Answer: 881, with 14 of them in the tailwaters. Since 2009, three fatalities, one serious injury and 10 near misses/rescues have occurred in hazardous waters immediately downstream of dams on the Cumberland River and its adjoining tributaries. Life jacket wear has been ineffective in these areas, since all of the victims who drowned wore a life jacket.