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All of Yuba County Ordered to Evacuate Immediately.
KCRA Sacramento ^ | February 12th, 2017 | KCRA Staff

Posted on 02/12/2017 5:55:03 PM PST by Mariner

"Officials are anticipating a failure of the Auxiliary Spillway at Oroville Dam within the next 60 minutes (5:45 p.m.)," the California Department of Water Resources said on Facebook.

The Yuba County Office of Emergency Services said on Facebook an evacuation has been for "all Yuba County on the valley floor."

The city of Marysville and Yuba County have been ordered to evacuate, the Marysville Police Department tweeted.

(Excerpt) Read more at kcra.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; dam; evacuation; lakeoroville; marysville; oroville; orovilledam; spillway; water; watersupply; yuba; yubacounty
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To: Lazamataz; apostoli

This feed still says “failure” it runs a couple hours though...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yF3j82YEsTo


381 posted on 02/13/2017 3:27:51 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: freeandfreezing

Thanks for the link !!

https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t42.9040-29/10000000_172415226584071_4991173231164522496_n.mp4?efg=eyJybHIiOjc4NiwicmxhIjo0MDk2LCJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InNkIn0%3D&oh=baafdeaadfabd0f62fdbe8aeec877261&oe=58A1BF7B

At 0:50 you can see the water going over the weir, —plus— water to the left of it.

That’s what some were worried about, that it would go around, and erode that end.


382 posted on 02/13/2017 3:38:09 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: Vince Ferrer

https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t42.9040-29/10000000_172415226584071_4991173231164522496_n.mp4?efg=eyJybHIiOjc4NiwicmxhIjo0MDk2LCJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InNkIn0%3D&oh=baafdeaadfabd0f62fdbe8aeec877261&oe=58A1BF7B

First minute of this show water coming over the part to the left of the weir.... is that the dirt part you mention?


383 posted on 02/13/2017 3:44:15 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: Mariner

Poetic justice.


384 posted on 02/13/2017 4:08:39 AM PST by connyankee (#MAGABEGINS)
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To: Mariner

Incompetence - can’t be that nobody knew that the dam was not up to snuff if/when rain ever came.


385 posted on 02/13/2017 4:12:57 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Rebelbase

That may be.

It depends on whether, when it was built, its footing was dug down and built on the underlying rock, and thick enough to hold back the water without any dirt on the “dry” side.

I don’t know.


386 posted on 02/13/2017 4:17:35 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: keat

I was going to say that the main dam doesn’t look threatened just the spillways that are suppose to direct the outflows in an orderly fashion without surrounding erosion to the landscapes around the base of the dam. Are they hinting that this erosion may threaten the base of support of the main dam itself?


387 posted on 02/13/2017 4:18:59 AM PST by mdmathis6 (BEWARE THE ABORTION POLITICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX!)
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To: Ozark Tom

From the photo I saw yesterday it did not appear to me that the hole in the spillway was eroding back toward the dam; its growth seemed to be only sideways and down.


388 posted on 02/13/2017 4:20:08 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: WildHighlander57

Yes, that is the flooded parking lot.


389 posted on 02/13/2017 5:21:04 AM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: Vince Ferrer

OK thanks!

Another vid, check 1:15 view; shows left end

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mQkVr98xai0


390 posted on 02/13/2017 5:26:01 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: DuncanWaring

OK thanks for that info; I thought it was another spot eroding badly

prayers UP!!


391 posted on 02/13/2017 5:40:34 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: daisy12

I read they cut the power lines to allow copter access for repairs.

They no doubt have emergency generators to power lights and will have to get many more generators in place so the work can proceed day and night.


392 posted on 02/13/2017 5:43:40 AM PST by randita (PLEASE STOP ALL THE WORTHLESS VANITIES!)
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To: WildHighlander57

https://youtu.be/5iAHBOHGk8E

Chp chopper view; @ 0:15 shows water over the —dirt— to left of concrete weir.


393 posted on 02/13/2017 7:23:25 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: WildHighlander57
Some good drone video here of the parking lot between 6:00 and 7:00:

Shocking Footage! (February 12-13) Lake Oroville Dam Spillway Failure Full Coverage

394 posted on 02/13/2017 7:40:03 AM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; Liz; Vigilanteman; GOPJ; DoughtyOne; stephenjohnbanker; dragnet2

I lived in West L.A. in the late 70’s, and Gov. Brown was doing as much damage to California as he is today.

Governor Moonbeam

“Medfly” Brown

And here he is again, ladies & gentleman.... back for round 2 of finishing off whatever is left of California.


395 posted on 02/13/2017 7:40:53 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Vince Ferrer

Many thanks!

I looked at 06:30 to 06:40 & saw that dirt to the left of the concrete weir...


396 posted on 02/13/2017 7:53:43 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: randita
I read they cut the power lines to allow copter access for repairs.

I don't know if they did or not, but the lines look intact on the video posted recently. They may have taken them out of service. I see 3 main transmission lines going out from the switchyard by the dam, basically due west. So they all go the same direction, probably to a main switching substation a couple of miles away would be my guess.

397 posted on 02/13/2017 8:01:13 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: txhurl

That is inexcusable.


398 posted on 02/13/2017 8:17:14 AM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: mdmathis6
Are they hinting that this erosion may threaten the base of support of the main dam itself?

No.

399 posted on 02/13/2017 9:13:52 AM PST by keat
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

“”The Russians hacked the dam?””

I am sure that is what happened....

I think the solution to the hole in the spillway is to drop Brown and all the legislators from a helicopter in it - forget the boulders....

How do they intend to drop boulders when the hole isn’t even visible through all the water? Well, they’ll just let the same experts run the show, I guess.


400 posted on 02/13/2017 10:54:18 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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