please post any new live shots of the main spillway this morning so we can compare any new erosion since yesterday
I don’t trust them at all, they said erosion was minimal on the e-spillway as late as sunday while i was looking at videos showing the complete opposite
Many thanks to the many posters who have kept this the best source for information on this potentially catastrophic situation. The links and comments are outstanding.
The main stream media is WAY behind.
We should all remember: The water distribution system that depends on this dam supplies 2/3 of the people in California with drinking water, in addition to the role it plays in California agriculture. It also supplies a significant amount of electricity.
I have seen no mention of the damage to these systems, but it is clear that the power generation has stopped. The main power house has been reported flooded, and repairs will take at least months. The water that would normally go through the generators has stopped as well.
My son-in-law is an engineer with expertise in dam electrical generation. He tells me that even if the dam’s ability to send water through the generators has not been damaged it will still not be possible to send normal amounts of water through until the generators are able to go back on line. The reason is that the hydrostatic head is so high that the force of the water must be controlled by operation of the generators or it will cause substantial damage on the way out. He has been in charge of draining and repairing damaged lakes and knows what he’s talking about.
On the lookout for new images ...
More BS:
https://www.facebook.com/TheWeatherChannel/videos/vb.118071565920/10155118375025921/?type=3&theater
TWC guy 4:13 remaining mark: (Paraphrasing) Forecast rain will not be enough to fill the lake again, would need months of rain to fill the lake so far that would create that situation over again.
KCRA 3
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Look at all that water! This is our first look from the base of the main spillway at Lake Oroville since the emergency spillway was used. Here’s the latest update: https://goo.gl/wEVu1O
http://www.kcra.com/article/crews-race-to-fix-oroville-emergency-spillway-before-rain/8877574