Remain calm. All is well!
this is 200,000 - 300,000 people.
The spillway is not the problem. It is an earthen dam made of dirt. Water is overflowing the dam and eroding the dirt.
Local news is reporting govt officials are telling everyone to FLEE towards Chico.
More breaking news over here, hg.
Very interesting. Thanks for posting.
Prayers up.
This is terrible. Is the Gov Brown going to ask for Trump’s help if the dam fails? Or is he going to keep screaming that he will defy Federal law as a “Sanctuary State”?
And now for some California insanity, per Wikipedia, the largest concern seems to be FISH EGGS:
“Meanwhile, debris from the crater in the main spillway was carried downstream, and caused damage to a nearby fish hatchery due to high turbidity, state workers began evacuating fish and eggs from the hatchery in an attempt to lessen damage”
This is so not good.
Nicholas to Rio Linda - get your livestock moving
Evacuation area extends to south Sutter Co line.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Lake-Oroville-discharging-water-over-dam-s-10926950.php
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Lake-Oroville-discharging-water-over-dam-s-10926950.php
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We have beenb given the evac order. Staying put even though we are technically in the flood zone. We are literally down the street from the dam but opposite of the river. We are safe. Roads are gridlocked. There is no where for us to go anyway. Downtown is in danger as well as other areas.
It is ready to go in minutes
George Bush’s fault! Couldn’t be gov moonbeam’s. when was this built and who was gov?
We always assumed it would be an earthquake that would push California into the Pacific...
A dam failure? But but the damn dam safety regulations late 70’s? fixed this problem right?
If you recall the onerous 3 size fits all ‘fix’ in the form of more regulatory red tape for impoundment owners was the knee jerk reaction to the failure of Grand Teton dam a poorly designed government project which shortly after reaching normal pool failed with resultant loss of life. Problem and solution by government.
, cost, effect. Analyze
Update Oroville Dam Overtops, Govt Still Refuses to Order Evacuation Preparations (309)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQxVmKnBgvc
This was posted to YouTube earlier today.
How many sanctuary cities affected?
Oh, and here in California they have spent a lot of money saving the smelt in the Sacramento Delta and on the high-speed train to nowhere. I suspect that money came out of dam maintenance funds.