That stinks - sooner = better, of course. But they have a ton of debris down there, I’m sure. I mean, it washed out an enormous amount of earth and loose rock.
current water level at Oroville dam 854.23 feet as of 3:00 pm this afternoon. Capacity 900 feet. If I understood correctly when I read a few days ago, the main spillway can drain about one inch of waterfall every 24 hrs. According to Maggie’s chart upthread, 4-5 inches will put water over the top of the auxiliary spillway.
Grass Valley south of Oroville is on track for 7.5 to 10 inches starting Sunday night. To the north rainfall estimated around 4 inches.