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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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HOLY SHIT...THEY NEED TO LOSE THE DAM JUST TO RUN FOR COVER FROM THESE FUCKIN LAWSUITS IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS....! SO, AGITATED COCKS AND PUSSIES IS WHAT IS GOING TO ..KILL THE GLOBAL FOOD CROPS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS...AND CALIFORNIA 'LAWS'...I NEED A DRINK.
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You and me both UH. I’m gettin pretty deep into a 12’er of Sierra Nevada Torpedo ale pack..
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I KNO' THAT BEER WELL...YOU'VE CHOSEN WISELY...6.8 % ALCOHOL..CRISP, COOL...SMOOTH YET, WITH A BIT OF A BITE...
WELL INTO A 12 PACK...NICE..SWEET SWEET DREAMZZZZ..
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BROTHER UH,

YA DRUNKEN FKN HOG...DID YOU SEE THE NOTE I WROTE YOU?
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U MIGHT WANNA BUMP IT AROUND OR TELL ME WHERE IT IS..YOU'VE LEFT ME LOTS OF GOOD COMMENTS..THANK YOU!...IF YOU WANT A LAUGH..I BUMPED MY 'A.O.C.' BURGER THREAD...AND FRANKLY, IT IS SOME OF MY BEST STUFF!....
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Interesting news. Low morale doesn’t go with delivering a quality product
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HOLY SHIT...THEY NEED TO LOSE THE DAM JUST TO RUN FOR COVER FROM THESE FUCKIN LAWSUITS IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS....! SO, AGITATED COCKS AND PUSSIES IS WHAT IS GOING TO ..KILL THE GLOBAL FOOD CROPS AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS...AND CALIFORNIA 'LAWS'...I NEED A DRINK.
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You and me both UH. I’m gettin pretty deep into a 12’er of Sierra Nevada Torpedo ale pack..
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I KNO' THAT BEER WELL...YOU'VE CHOSEN WISELY...6.8 % ALCOHOL..CRISP, COOL...SMOOTH YET, WITH A BIT OF A BITE...
WELL INTO A 12 PACK...NICE..SWEET SWEET DREAMZZZZ..
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Luckily for us locals? They upped the strength of this grog for us in these troubling times. It’s at 7.2% now.. [link to i63.tinypic.com]
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889.22...THE EAGLE SHIT AT 9PM.
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I'm still burned out by the first time this almost blew years ago.

What are the odds of this going now?
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What are the odd that they are not using the spillway with a significant storm breathing down your neck.

What are the odds the politicians will admit a mistake/ reveal their corruption?

What are the odds that Kiewit has contracts to take down multiple dams in California and Oregon?

What are the odds that Kiewit is known for their mining business?

What are the odds that the hill they built spillway number two is loaded with gold?

What are the odds they are asphalting everything in sight and taking down trees that could be dangerous debris?

What are the odds that the seismograms are reading some super strange crap right now.



If you are in the paralysis of Normalcy Bias Syndrome please wake up and leave.

Nothing here is good and normal!
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I believe you. I also know I was glued to the first 700 page thread where we all thought it was only a matter of time before the big one happened. I've lost my ability to see clearly now although I don't see any water coming down the MS atm.

Not to be an asshole but if it's gonna go this time, better sooner than later for our mental health.
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I'm still burned out by the first time this almost blew years ago.

What are the odds of this going now?
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What are the odd that they are not using the spillway with a significant storm breathing down your neck.

What are the odds the politicians will admit a mistake/ reveal their corruption?

What are the odds that Kiewit has contracts to take down multiple dams in California and Oregon?

What are the odds that Kiewit is known for their mining business?

What are the odds that the hill they built spillway number two is loaded with gold?

What are the odds they are asphalting everything in sight and taking down trees that could be dangerous debris?

What are the odds that the seismograms are reading some super strange crap right now.



If you are in the paralysis of Normalcy Bias Syndrome please wake up and leave.

Nothing here is good and normal!
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I'm still burned out by the first time this almost blew years ago.

What are the odds of this going now?
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What are the odd that they are not using the spillway with a significant storm breathing down your neck.

What are the odds the politicians will admit a mistake/ reveal their corruption?

What are the odds that Kiewit has contracts to take down multiple dams in California and Oregon?

What are the odds that Kiewit is known for their mining business?

What are the odds that the hill they built spillway number two is loaded with gold?

What are the odds they are asphalting everything in sight and taking down trees that could be dangerous debris?

What are the odds that the seismograms are reading some super strange crap right now.



If you are in the paralysis of Normalcy Bias Syndrome please wake up and leave.

Nothing here is good and normal!
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I believe you. I also know I was glued to the first 700 page thread where we all thought it was only a matter of time before the big one happened. I've lost my ability to see clearly now although I don't see any water coming down the MS atm.

Not to be an asshole but if it's gonna go this time, better sooner than later for our mental health.
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I am sorry this is happening to you and I am purposely being a jerk because I want everyone to wake up.

Leave now. Now is good.

Tell me the name of a hotel in a safe spot and I will pay for you for two nights. No kidding you just tell me where you bugged out to and I will pay.

This is a serious situation.
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Overview of the reservoirs in the watershed that feeds the Oroville Reservoir in Butte County, California. Information about the forks of the Feather River that flow into Lake Oroville.

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I'm still burned out by the first time this almost blew years ago.

What are the odds of this going now?
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What are the odd that they are not using the spillway with a significant storm breathing down your neck.

What are the odds the politicians will admit a mistake/ reveal their corruption?

What are the odds that Kiewit has contracts to take down multiple dams in California and Oregon?

What are the odds that Kiewit is known for their mining business?

What are the odds that the hill they built spillway number two is loaded with gold?

What are the odds they are asphalting everything in sight and taking down trees that could be dangerous debris?

What are the odds that the seismograms are reading some super strange crap right now.



If you are in the paralysis of Normalcy Bias Syndrome please wake up and leave.

Nothing here is good and normal!
 Quoting: Amanda Lee


I believe you. I also know I was glued to the first 700 page thread where we all thought it was only a matter of time before the big one happened. I've lost my ability to see clearly now although I don't see any water coming down the MS atm.

Not to be an asshole but if it's gonna go this time, better sooner than later for our mental health.
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I am sorry this is happening to you and I am purposely being a jerk because I want everyone to wake up.

Leave now. Now is good.

Tell me the name of a hotel in a safe spot and I will pay for you for two nights. No kidding you just tell me where you bugged out to and I will pay.

This is a serious situation.
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Now I really feel like an asshole. I'm in NYC atm.

I've followed most humanitarian crises since I was a teenager though, and am beyond burned out learning of the endless suffering on this planet.
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I get it.
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Weather Alerts for Northern California:

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California Dam Level Graph:

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I get it.
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And the matrix has tagged me with those last thee digits in other parts of life.
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What are the odd that they are not using the spillway with a significant storm breathing down your neck.

What are the odds the politicians will admit a mistake/ reveal their corruption?

What are the odds that Kiewit has contracts to take down multiple dams in California and Oregon?

What are the odds that Kiewit is known for their mining business?

What are the odds that the hill they built spillway number two is loaded with gold?

What are the odds they are asphalting everything in sight and taking down trees that could be dangerous debris?

What are the odds that the seismograms are reading some super strange crap right now.



If you are in the paralysis of Normalcy Bias Syndrome please wake up and leave.

Nothing here is good and normal!
 Quoting: Amanda Lee


I believe you. I also know I was glued to the first 700 page thread where we all thought it was only a matter of time before the big one happened. I've lost my ability to see clearly now although I don't see any water coming down the MS atm.

Not to be an asshole but if it's gonna go this time, better sooner than later for our mental health.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77646666


I am sorry this is happening to you and I am purposely being a jerk because I want everyone to wake up.

Leave now. Now is good.

Tell me the name of a hotel in a safe spot and I will pay for you for two nights. No kidding you just tell me where you bugged out to and I will pay.

This is a serious situation.
 Quoting: Amanda Lee


Now I really feel like an asshole. I'm in NYC atm.

I've followed most humanitarian crises since I was a teenager though, and am beyond burned out learning of the endless suffering on this planet.
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666,

devil6 GOING DOWN?
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Current Snow pack Conditions Snow water content chart
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Daily Snow Sensor Report
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Current Snow pack Conditions Snow water content chart
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Daily Snow Sensor Report
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PIC HIGHLIGHTING GATE PROBLEMS!

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IT'S A REPEAT FROM EARLIER...IT'S WORTH REPEATING!
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Current Snow pack Conditions Snow water content chart
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Daily Snow Sensor Report
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Lots of potential inflows if the temperature rises.
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River Daily Full Natural Flows for May 2019

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River Daily Full Natural Flows for May 2019

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BASIN SUMMARY OF FULL NATURAL FLOWS - ACRE FEET (AF) - WATER YEAR 2019

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See you guys tomorrow I’m done. Should be exciting times. Maybe a mod or Geo can pin it for th impending doom..
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Real Eyes, Realize, Real Lies.....


Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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All the local forums regarding the dam in Butte County are people being angry about the You Tube videos and such that are "fear mongering" and that everything is fine and just resharing what DWR posted. Honea is a local hero since the camp fire and if he says everything is fine, everyone is going to think everything is just fine. This makes me really nervous.
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PIC HIGHLIGHTING GATE PROBLEMS!

[link to i.imgur.com (secure)]

IT'S A REPEAT FROM EARLIER...IT'S WORTH REPEATING!
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Steel fails from ductile fatigue cycling, so the cracks only grow when they use the gates. As long as they limit the number of open-close cycles they can limit the crack growth. Cracking is expected and starts long before failure happens, indeed "failure" typically happens because a part grows too large to function (because of stretching and/or cracking), not because it actually breaks. The behavior of watching cracks grow is standard procedure and works within a fairly large margin of certainty

HOWEVER

Something like this dam should be held to a much higher standard. Even a 1 % chance of sudden failure is totally unacceptable. A pipeline? No worries. Bridge? Okay, fine. Horrible if it fails, yes. Lives lost, most likely. But just the top third of this dam contains approximately 5 PETAJOULES of potential energy. Suddenly draining 2 million acrefeet from that dam would release as much energy as a 1 megaton nuke.

Extreme scenario? Yes. Unlikely even now? Probably, I don't have access to reliable information. Worth protecting against even the tiniest chance, at any cost? Absolutely.
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Steel fails from ductile fatigue cycling, so the cracks only grow when they use the gates. As long as they limit the number of open-close cycles they can limit the crack growth. Cracking is expected and starts long before failure happens, indeed "failure" typically happens because a part grows too large to function (because of stretching and/or cracking), not because it actually breaks. The behavior of watching cracks grow is standard procedure and works within a fairly large margin of certainty

HOWEVER

Something like this dam should be held to a much higher standard. Even a 1 % chance of sudden failure is totally unacceptable. A pipeline? No worries. Bridge? Okay, fine. Horrible if it fails, yes. Lives lost, most likely. But just the top third of this dam contains approximately 5 PETAJOULES of potential energy. Suddenly draining 2 million acrefeet from that dam would release as much energy as a 1 megaton nuke.

Extreme scenario? Yes. Unlikely even now? Probably, I don't have access to reliable information. Worth protecting against even the tiniest chance, at any cost? Absolutely.


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I am currently monitoring the overnight livestream right now.

Huge spotlights are being employed to light up the entire downhill-side face of the MS gate structure area.

That has NOT been recent standard practice.

Something's up....?
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I'm still burned out by the first time this almost blew years ago.

What are the odds of this going now?
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What are the odd that they are not using the spillway with a significant storm breathing down your neck.

What are the odds the politicians will admit a mistake/ reveal their corruption?

What are the odds that Kiewit has contracts to take down multiple dams in California and Oregon?

What are the odds that Kiewit is known for their mining business?

What are the odds that the hill they built spillway number two is loaded with gold?

What are the odds they are asphalting everything in sight and taking down trees that could be dangerous debris?

What are the odds that the seismograms are reading some super strange crap right now.



If you are in the paralysis of Normalcy Bias Syndrome please wake up and leave.

Nothing here is good and normal!
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Hmmm. Maybe that's why the emergency spillway looks like a giant slice... Ridges to catch the gold.
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I am currently monitoring the overnight livestream right now.

Huge spotlights are being employed to light up the entire downhill-side face of the MS gate structure area.

That has NOT been recent standard practice.

Something's up....?
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I would guess the flow through the gaps in the spillway is increasing. As well as the leaks around the gates.

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