As morning approached, however, it became evident that the freshet would be a heavy one, and preparations were made by persons owning property and those residing along the rivers to save what they ...

18. “Runoff to local lakes and rivers are starting to rise with the arrival of the spring freshet,” the bulletin reads.

One of the earliest and most severe floods here dates back to 1867 and was called the Great Freshet, according to the Knoxville History Project. The Great Freshet was brought on after intense rain ...