[Colorado Doug]

Now, it's down to about 80,000 cfs coming in and 55,000 going out.

Clearly 55,000 wasn't enough going out or the level would not have rose to reach the emergency spillway. The emergency spillway cannot be regulated so the flow will now equal the inflow of 80,000 CFS, plus trees and other debris will now start jamming under bridges and the like. Be alert and careful! That's a lot of water.

[snarkpup]

Just for comparison, the river gage at the Colorado-Utah border is showing a bit less that 4,000 cfs in the Colorado River. The mean value is 3,320 and the record is 6,200.

[Texas Eagle]

Yeah, the debris is going to be a problem but I think our levees can handle the extra flow. There has been some flooding in the area but those areas always flood. Some of the poorest parts of Yuba County. Must be by design.