Prayers for members Harvey and Al Weidman., The Oroville Dam E-Spillway is failing. |
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Prayers for members Harvey and Al Weidman., The Oroville Dam E-Spillway is failing. |
ConeDodger |
Feb 12 2017, 08:10 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,569 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
The dam itself is apparently holding, but the Emergency Spillway which is being used for the first time in the 50 year history of the dam is eroding away quickly and expected to fail. Oroville is below the dam.
Residents have been told to evacuate. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
914_teener |
Feb 15 2017, 07:46 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,194 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
Should the wier structure have failed completly all the lake water up to the main dam level level would have been drained uncontrolably into the valley. It would be pure conjecture to speculate how it would fail....eithier a point failure or all at once. I think the elevation differential is about 9 feet. Everyone at my work was talking about this today.
They did the right thing in all cases by risking further damage to the main spillway and evacuating those in danger. As God would have it......the storms held off a week. My prayers are still with them until the damage is repaired and we are into the dry season. |
SirAndy |
Feb 15 2017, 09:34 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,607 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
As God would have it......the storms held off a week. Not to get too off topic here but i never understood this line of thinking ... Would you also have invoked "god" if the dam/weir/spillway had failed this past weekend? And if so, then what difference would that make either way? And if there isn't really a difference, then why go there in the first place? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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