Lake Glenville Dam Release 2024 Update. Duke energy opens up the thorpe dam, which transforms the normally placid cascade of high falls into its alter ego, a large, thundering waterfall and the dam water is. Aerial view of high falls near lake glenville in the blue ridge mountains of far western north carolina during a dam release.

2024 river bypass release & recreation flow schedules announced the following river bypass releases and recreation flow schedules have been announced for the west fork tuckasegee. The dam at lake glenville is released periodically throughout the year transforming high falls.