Emergency: California’s Oroville Dam Spillway Near Failure, Evacuations Ordered

Breitbart ^ | Feb 12, 2017 | Joel B. Pollak1

[janetjanet998]

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.

[maggief]

I don’t know when or where #1613 was taken, but yesterday I heard on the scanner that clearing was underway on MS gates #2, 3, and 6.

[maggief]

Check out outflow/inflow at Shasta Dam!

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?s=SHA&d=20-Feb-2017%2014:19&span=12hours

[maggief]

San Jose:

Len Ramirez ‏@lenramirez 58m58 minutes ago

Yes, that's a waterfall behind the house. Anderson dam spillway in full force now. #CaliforniaStorms @CBSSF

[SE Mom]

From the piece you linked/excerpted :

~snip~DWR officials were preoccupied with the situation at Oroville and unavailable for comment on how they manage Antelope Lake. “I don’t even know where that reservoir is,” said DWR spokesman Chris Orrock~snip~

Ahhhh me....the unaccountable life.

[maggief]

Oroville video:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154965702387889&id=71781612888

Accu Weather was live 4 hrs ago.

[SE Mom]

Yikes!

[SE Mom]

Uhmmm..not good.

[maggief]

If I was Len I’d be seriously investigating ...

https://twitter.com/lenramirez/with_replies

Len Ramirez
@lenramirez
KPIX 5 Multimedia Journalist. As seen on TV.

San Jose/Silicon Valley • KPIX5.COM

[maggief]

If I was Len I’d be seriously investigating ...

https://twitter.com/lenramirez/with_replies

Len Ramirez
@lenramirez
KPIX 5 Multimedia Journalist. As seen on TV.

San Jose/Silicon Valley • KPIX5.COM

[editor-surveyor]

.
Anderson doesn’t have a particularly large watershed behind it, nor does that watershed have any snow pack to melt.

Not a likely place for any crisis.
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[maggief]

https://www.periscope.tv/EmilyBertolino/1yoKMegPpPWKQ

Views of the Oroville Spillway as crews prepare to remove debris from diversion pool #OrovilleDam #OrovilleSpillway

[Ray76]

 In 66288
Out 19147

I had to double check to be sure the figures weren't reversed.

[Rebelbase]

Once the insurance company sees that photo they’re gonna reassess coverage on that house.

[mrsmith]

Well sure. It’s “waterview” property now!

[maggief]

https://twitter.com/LauraAnthony7/with_replies

Laura AnthonyVerified account
@LauraAnthony7

ABC7 News reporter

abc7news.com

@StanSheriff “We strongly urge” people to evacuate in low-lying areas near #TuolumneRiver as #DonPedro spillway set to open. Not mandatory.

#BREAKING Officials will open #DonPedro spillway at 3pm. First time since 1997 in flood conditions. Will spill for at least 4 days. #ABC7now

#DEVELOPING #TuolumneRiver already running fast and high in @cityofmodesto Could go up another 5 feet here after #DonPedro spillway opens.

#DEVELOPING Residents heading out...along Tuolumne River. Officials do expect to open #DonPedro spillway at approx 3p, first time since ‘97.

#BREAKING Police going door to door evacuating residents along Tuolumne River in prep for expected opening of Don Pedro spillway.

[WildHighlander57]

Save that Shasta data!

Prayers UP!!!

[KC Burke]

That run-off is going about 1500 feet and running under a small bridge on 101. Could be fun at 101 come rush hour.

[Ray76]

[KC Burke]

Here is the Shasta Table;

They have lowered Shasta about 10 feet in the last 10 days. The latest is here
https://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryDaily?SHA

[WildHighlander57]

maggief wrote:

“Oroville video:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154965702387889&id=71781612888

Accu Weather was live 4 hrs ago.”

Thanks for that info, maggief !

@ 0:40 & about 1:20 or 1:43 at the bottom, no water is going on the main spillway... it’s all going to the right, cutting a canyon there.