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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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So Crunch....you said you lived on the edge of the innundation zone. Was that for a full lake? Now that it is down 50 feet, are you above the disaster zone?
Quoting: Prayandprepare000 The inundation maps are based on a full 900'elevation, fair weather and complete catastrophic dam failure. Instant release of the total reservoir storage (like the St. Francis Dam disaster). Lower reservoir elevation coupled with a gradual release like a slowly failing spillway would reduce the inundation area, as the water would have more time to move downstream instead of spreading out. The only scenario that concerns me would be a wet season catastrophic failure at full elevation. The river would already be high, creaks and streams overflowing and the ground already saturated. That would increase the inundation area significantly. Hum. I don't know what to say. The thing is, if they don't dismantle the dam before winter and you get pummelled with rain, and they are afraid to open the gates but the HPP can't keep up with inflow, then you might get that catastrophic failure at full elevation. I don't know what to do but pray for everybody, and I know a drought isn't good for CA but maybe for this dam it would be a mercy. Hmm exact;y how would they dismantle this dam? and before winter at that.
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