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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.
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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 dams 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: SE Mom
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posted on
02/12/2017 7:01:40 PM PST
by
maggief
To: maggief
The emergency spillway is uncontrollable.The best I can tell, it's basically a wall that allows the lake to spill over if the level gets too high. Which it has.
The problem that they're mentioning on the news is that the water spilling over the emergency spillway is eroding land directly under the concrete creating a situation where the land under the concrete could wash away and allow the lake to flow through.
302
posted on
02/12/2017 7:01:45 PM PST
by
meyer
(The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
To: djf
Why drop all them, when you could get the same effect with one Hillary Clinton?
303
posted on
02/12/2017 7:01:50 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
To: P8riot
The last two data points have the lake level dropping at 3 inches/hour.
304
posted on
02/12/2017 7:01:55 PM PST
by
snarkpup
(Socialism causes the worst people to become in charge, if they aren't already.)
To: Lazamataz
305
posted on
02/12/2017 7:02:23 PM PST
by
maggief
To: djf
But more importantly, do they have a bag of rocks to drop on Sean Penn? ;)
306
posted on
02/12/2017 7:02:35 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: maggief
Ok. So we have two separate issues, correct?
307
posted on
02/12/2017 7:03:02 PM PST
by
SE Mom
(Screaming Eagle mom)
To: Lazamataz
Those peeps are going to have some Soggy Sammiches come daylight.
308
posted on
02/12/2017 7:03:58 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
But more importantly, do they have a bag of rocks to drop on Sean Penn? ;)They could drop Sean Penn on himself.
309
posted on
02/12/2017 7:04:07 PM PST
by
meyer
(The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
To: Lazamataz
It’s 2” over the overflow area of the damn, not the emergency spillway. The emergency spillway is still flowing to reduce pressure on the damn.
310
posted on
02/12/2017 7:04:45 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
To: steve86
6 inches because they opened the damaged spillway wide up in a Hail Mary move to relieve pressure on the ‘emergency’ spillway. It’s a touch and go game on which one’s erosion will cause more damage.
311
posted on
02/12/2017 7:05:51 PM PST
by
blueplum
("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you." President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
If it causes damage down to Maryville, the next order of business is the poor Levees on the Sacramento River which this flows into.
Maryville to Sac is rich farmland and small cities. IF the levees fail for the Sacramento River (that is a big if but they are crappy levees) then everyone needs to understand that the Sacramento Airport and all the suburban land on the north side of Sacramento is in a flood plane.
312
posted on
02/12/2017 7:05:55 PM PST
by
KC Burke
(Consider all of my posts as first drafts. (Apologies to L. Niven))
To: meyer
Seems like a poor design.
313
posted on
02/12/2017 7:06:04 PM PST
by
Ray76
(DRAIN THE SWAMP)
To: snarkpup
Excellent. As big as that lake is, that’s a helluva lot of water. Hope they can continue to control it.
314
posted on
02/12/2017 7:06:18 PM PST
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
To: meyer
You get me! You really, REALLY get me! :)
315
posted on
02/12/2017 7:07:13 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: meyer
The controlled “spillway” is compromised.
The “emergency spillway”, (renamed ‘auxiliary spillway’ just yesterday) spill off is uncontrolled.
316
posted on
02/12/2017 7:07:46 PM PST
by
maggief
To: meyer
Mostly correct.
Main danger is the earth/stone fill under the concrete section of the emergency spillway being eroded away, causing failure of part of the concrete section above, most likely via a V notch breach.
317
posted on
02/12/2017 7:08:40 PM PST
by
tomkat
To: Ray76
Seems like a poor design.Inadequate. This is their "Fukushima" event, perhaps. A situation beyond the expected design.
318
posted on
02/12/2017 7:09:27 PM PST
by
meyer
(The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
To: KC Burke
My Uncle was stationed at Marysville in the 70’s with the Air Force. He was a pilot. Familiar with the area. I would hate to see it damaged due to failing infrastructure. :(
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posted on
02/12/2017 7:09:41 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: SE Mom
I think we have unknown issues, with challenges yet to come.
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posted on
02/12/2017 7:09:47 PM PST
by
maggief
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