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California's Lake Oroville Main Spillway Severely Damaged/Eroded. Oroville Dam's Recently Reconstructed Main Spillway Fundamentally Flawed
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What would stop the dam from cutting away if one of the spillways collapse?
Quoting: LJM77 There's a damn big chunk of hill/mountainside between the spillway and the dam. It is made up of soft tailings. It would cut away in minutes, or less, if there is failure. I've witnessed this up close. Water is extremely powerful...it takes no prisoners. They ran water down that damaged spillway for many days and it only cut a small (relative to the whole size) chunk out of that hill/mountainside. It's not just made of soft tailings. There's a lot of rock in there. I'm talking about the top of the spillways. If the MS fails or if the ES fails they will cut across to the dam and take it out. If the MS holds up then there is a chance. They are going to have to run the MS hard.
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