Tweet from Dr. Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue):
EPS [00z] ensemble mean has 6-inches+ rainfall in next 5-10 days for Oroville & above at elevation catchment area will drain to Lake.
(i.e., 6 inches+ of rainfall in the general area that will all end up behind the dam - no relief in sight)
Follow-up tweets from @RyanMaue regarding the volume of rainfall coming... it’s actually frightening:
> Assume 6” of precipitation across 3950 sq mile across Lake Oroville catchment area (Feather River) = 400 Billion gallons of liquid input.
> Lake Oroville holds 1.15 Trillion gallons — so 0.4 Trillion gallons rainfall = 1/3 of capacity on the way [assuming no outflow]
Even if HALF of that ends up being correct, I can’t see how that dam doesn’t over-top all together.
How much did they get during this last over-topping ?