KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Ijams Nature Center announced Thursday that Mead’s Quarry Lake will be closed longer than expected after a portion of the rock wall at the back of the attraction came ...

Ijams Nature Center announced the closure extension of Mead's Quarry. They said staff needs to complete the installation of safety signs and equipment around the back wall of the quarry lake.

Officials are trying to learn more about local spawning habitat for massive lake sturgeon, and searching for new locations ...

A handful of large rockslides have given the back wall at Mead's Quarry Lake a more stable angle. Ijams Nature Center added a "no-go" zone around the wall last summer after a rockslide created a ...

Once finished, the quarry lake will have several new features, including floating swim and beach platforms, changing rooms, new bathrooms, and a vendor pavilion. The city is also upgrading ...