El Niño forcing Oroville Dam spillway opening next week

61 posted on 03/28/2019 5:01:35 PM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))

To: Jim Robinson; blueunicorn6

All socialists are thieves. Socialism is thievery.

Exactly.

Both Hitlary and Debbie Washrag Schultz admitted they couldn't explain the difference between RATs and socialists.

62 posted on 03/28/2019 5:30:10 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (The Obama is about to hit the fan.)

To: Jim 0216; EarthResearcher333

Its EarthResearcher333 who was once on your ping list on that old thread.

Well, this will ping him if he looks at the forum anymore.

63 posted on 03/28/2019 7:51:22 PM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)

To: KC Burke; abb; meyer; Repeal The 17th; janetjanet998; Jim 0216; Ray76; EarthResearcher333; ...

64 posted on 04/02/2019 12:34:14 PM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)

Thanks for the ping.

65 posted on 04/02/2019 12:50:18 PM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))

66 posted on 04/02/2019 12:54:57 PM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))

They only did half of the work two years ago and most of the rest last Summer.

67 posted on 04/02/2019 12:56:54 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$

To: KC Burke; abb

Lots of water...those diffusion blocks are taking a pounding for sure.
(wish the video had sound!)

68 posted on 04/02/2019 1:19:44 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th

To: Repeal The 17th; abb

Something we are seeing in abb’s video at the top is that the flows coming from the various gates are even and with no gate flaw alteration of even flows.

69 posted on 04/02/2019 3:52:51 PM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)

70 posted on 04/02/2019 4:45:06 PM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))

To: KC Burke; EarthResearcher333

After seeing their dodging and weaving in the midst of real crisis, I don’t trust ‘em much.

Love to see some more in-depth analysis about things like

- the seepage in the middle of the dam,
- the quality of construction on the spillway itself,
- short and long-term issues needing to be addressed.

71 posted on 04/02/2019 4:54:03 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)

Looking at the videos today, I have yet to see any of the drain outlets on the walls jetting water out like the old design used to do.

72 posted on 04/03/2019 12:49:43 PM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))

To: ProtectOurFreedom

The Department of Water Resources said the leaks "were expected."

Is this going to be one of those ACME spillways where everything around it collapses, but the spillway itself is still standing while the water rushes around it?

-PJ

73 posted on 04/03/2019 12:56:53 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)

LOL. I remember when I first saw that and realized DWR had ignored that outrage for years.

74 posted on 04/03/2019 5:39:44 PM PDT by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)

https://water.ca.gov/News/News-Releases/2019/April/Update-on-Oroville-Operations-April-3-2019

Update on Oroville Operations- April 3, 2019
Published: Apr 03, 2019

SACRAMENTO, Calif.–The Department of Water Resources (DWR) experts and federal and state regulators agree that the Oroville main spillway is performing as designed. In light of forecasted storms, DWR plans to increase releases from the Oroville main spillway and releases into the Feather River later this week.

The information below reflects current reservoir level estimates. Forecasts can change quickly and may affect the estimates provided.

Current Oroville Reservoir Level: 854 feet elevation
Current Releases from the Oroville Main Spillway: 10,800 cubic feet per second (cfs)
Current Total Releases to the Feather River: approximately 20,000 cfs
Planned Oroville Main Spillway Releases: up to 21,500 cfs starting Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m.
Planned Total Releases to the Feather River: up to 30,000 cfs from Oroville facilities and other natural inflows starting Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m.

Oro Dam Blvd. East will remain open to pedestrian and vehicle traffic even with these increased flows. If flows from the main spillway exceed 30,000 cfs, the road will be closed to ensure public safety. However, credentialed media will still be provided access.

DWR has followed its standard process of notifying regulatory agencies, local law enforcement, and local elected officials regarding this change in operations. The Department will continue to update the public, media, and local partners through emails, news releases, and social media.

75 posted on 04/05/2019 4:15:51 AM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))

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