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Emergency: California’s Oroville Dam Spillway Near Failure, Evacuations Ordered
Breitbart ^ | Feb 12, 2017 | Joel B. Pollak1

Posted on 02/12/2017 4:26:47 PM PST by janetjanet998

Edited on 02/12/2017 9:33:58 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

The California Department of Water Resources issued a sudden evacuation order shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday for residents near the Oroville Dam in northern California, warning that the dam’s emergency spillway would fail in the next 60 minutes.

The Oroville Dam is the highest in the nation.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: butte; california; dam; dwr; evacuation; lakeoroville; liveoroville; moonbeamcanyon; moonbeammadness; oroville; orovilledam; orovillelive; runaway; spillway; sutter; water; yuba
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To: meyer; maggief

https://mobile.twitter.com/MyAmerica120/status/832963324031619074?p=v

Check out picture of road washout from this morning


1,401 posted on 02/18/2017 6:57:43 AM PST by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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To: SE Mom

SeanP periscope this morning...

https://www.periscope.tv/MyAmerica120/1ZkJzEzAZqDGv?

Why is the lake level dropping when it’s raining?


1,402 posted on 02/18/2017 7:02:03 AM PST by maggief
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To: SE Mom
Wonder if this is legit?

SeanD‏ @MyAmerica120 #OrovilleSpillway #orovilledam dang you guys this is my access road to the dam. Just got this. Things are not getting better. Getting worse

ps. SeanP heading over to the Sac River after work today.

1,403 posted on 02/18/2017 7:06:05 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

Yeah...wondered same...


1,404 posted on 02/18/2017 7:07:43 AM PST by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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To: maggief

*SeanD


1,405 posted on 02/18/2017 7:10:34 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

The lake level is dropping because outflows are still higher than inflows. Slightly. I suspect that over the next few days, the inflows will be higher than outflows as the rain water upstream works its way down to the dam.

I wonder if they’re going to drop to 60,000 today and tomorrow to try to clear out debris at the bottom so that they can start generating again. Anything that flows through the dam reduces the amount that needs to flow through the damaged spillway, and provides electricity as a side benefit.


1,406 posted on 02/18/2017 7:12:04 AM PST by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
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To: maggief

outflows still way above inflows

even with 11 inches of rain the next 72 hours(new ETA just in) as long as they can keep the main spillway operational they should be in good shape

Outflows may exceed inflows for a while and the lake will rise..but they have a 45 foot buffer.

What got them in trouble last time was when they increased the outflows to 70K..the main spillway got damaged and they turned it off in the pouring rain and the lake rose FAST


1,407 posted on 02/18/2017 7:13:12 AM PST by janetjanet998
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To: janetjanet998
Why haven't we seen a substantial increase in the inflow?

CURRENT DATA:

OROVILLE DAM (ORO)

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?s=ORO

1,408 posted on 02/18/2017 7:19:00 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

It’s coming. I don’t think that the rainfall upstream has been too extreme yet, and there is a time lag between when the rain falls and the water works its way down to the reservoir.


1,409 posted on 02/18/2017 7:22:14 AM PST by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
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To: maggief

Here’s the scanner feed I listened to yesterday.

I’ve been trying to connect for the last four hours. So far, today the scanner is “Offline”

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/24979/web

Butte County Sheriff and EMS, Oroville Police / Fire - Live Audio Feed Web Player

Feed Status: Offline


1,410 posted on 02/18/2017 7:39:59 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

I don’t see a date, but on that photo Sean put up it says 8:19 am...

Too soon for today..


1,411 posted on 02/18/2017 7:42:11 AM PST by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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To: SE Mom

Arfcom citizen periscope dude, ProFryan:

Saturated soil. That road is not quite near the dam, further east.


1,412 posted on 02/18/2017 7:52:34 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

Beale AFB radar is offline:

https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=bbx&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no

Been that way since yesterday evening.


1,413 posted on 02/18/2017 7:53:40 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: maggief
Maggie, is that Sean guy exclusively on Twit or is there anything on youtube ?

Have seen numerous references to him, but I'm not/won't be a twit participant

1,414 posted on 02/18/2017 7:54:43 AM PST by tomkat
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To: maggief

For everyone:
https://cdec.water.ca.gov/precip_maps/ns_24HRprecip.html

Rain in the Oroville region over last 24 hours. Stations that are in the Oroville drainage reporting 2.8 to 0.4 +/-


1,415 posted on 02/18/2017 8:07:01 AM PST by KC Burke (If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

dam ping


1,416 posted on 02/18/2017 8:07:15 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (The fear of stark justice sends hot urine down their thighs.)
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To: tomkat

Here you go...

MyAmerica120 (SeanD)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsx3KrBfQButdh7dNPKDsmA


1,417 posted on 02/18/2017 8:36:44 AM PST by maggief
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To: SE Mom

https://twitter.com/IAmSteph_1/status/832990558473687040

Video of Maxwell flooding by @Cadillackid66. Stay with @kcranews for the very latest.#castorm

Other tweets:

SeanD @MyAmerica120 39m39 minutes ago

#OrovilleDam #OrovilleSpillway Guys Williams and Maxwell are flooding right now. I well be trying to get out there soon

Michael Piper
@mic654

Maxwell CA, Flooded, North half of town evacuated

1,418 posted on 02/18/2017 8:44:08 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

Kurt Richter ‏@KurtRichterAG 19m19 minutes ago More Flooding in Maxwell, CA this morning. Floodwaters likely from Stone Corral Creek. (Photo Credit Hector Iniguez). @J_GallagherAD3

1,419 posted on 02/18/2017 8:46:36 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

1,420 posted on 02/18/2017 8:52:21 AM PST by maggief
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