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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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Right now, as of noon PST today, the lake level is at 810.84 feet, just 2.7 feet from the spillway gates, and rising 2-3 feet daily. At that rate, it will only be less than a day before the new billion-dollar spillway can be used/tested. DWR says there is an 813.6 foot threshold for use, and that is indicated by the orange line in the graph above. . . More info, pics, data [ link to wattsupwiththat.com (secure)] I think they are over simplifying 813.6 level. DWR have always stated they can't use spillway with less than around 830 level because of the threat of scouring the channel behind the gates which could be very serious. Truth. The intake channel is unlined. One might think that they would have used this opportunity to rectify that issue. At any rate, the lake level will be at 813' in a few hours.
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