Dam Failure in Oroville, CA.

[waltky]

All clear!...

Evacuees from California dam can return home, sheriff says
Tue Feb 14, 2017 | Californians who were ordered to evacuate due to a threat from the tallest dam in the United States can now safely return to their homes and businesses may resume operations, a county sheriff said on Tuesday.

A previous evacuation order has been reduced to an evacuation warning, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told a news conference, after water management officials drained enough water from the Oroville Dam. The warning means that people can return but should be prepared to evacuate again if necessary, Honea said.

A damaged spillway with eroded hillside is seen in an aerial photo taken over the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California

Both the primary and backup drainage channels of the dam, known as spillways, were damaged after a buildup of water that resulted from an extraordinarily wet winter in Northern California that followed years of severe drought.

California Department of Water Resources crews inspect and evaluate the erosion just below the Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway site after lake levels receded, in Oroville, California

More rain was forecast for as early as Wednesday and through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Swift action by officials led by the state Department of Water Resources relieved pressure on the spillways, Honea said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ca...-idUSKBN15S04W

[Peter1469]

Everybody is going home folks. The state of California says the danger is over.
With the new round of rains , i hope folks won't have to evacuate again or worse yet be flooded out.

http://www.latimes.com/local/califor...htmlstory.html

A breach would create a deadly wave....

[HawkTheSlayer]

A breach would create a deadly wave....

It would be catastrophic. I live next to a huge flood control structure on the lower Mississippi River.
Here's some viewing options.

Morganza control structure
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morganza_Spillway

[Peter1469]

It would be catastrophic. I live next to a huge flood control structure on the lower Mississippi River.
Here's some viewing options.

Morganza control structure
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morganza_Spillway

I grew up not that far away from there. Luling.

[Tahuyaman]

Everybody is going home folks. The state of California says the danger is over.
With the new round of rains , i hope folks won't have to evacuate again or worse yet be flooded out.

http://www.latimes.com/local/califor...htmlstory.html

How much confidence do you have in the state of California in this situation?

[HawkTheSlayer]

How much confidence do you have in the state of California in this situation?

None. It was sarcasm when I stated the state said it was safe.

[HawkTheSlayer]

I grew up not that far away from there. Luling.

You were a lot closer to Bonne Carre spillway. I did lots of work down your way. Marathon(convent), Valero, Shell, Motiva(norco) too. Especially Valero.

[Tahuyaman]

How much confidence do you have in the state of California in this situation?

None. It was sarcasm when I stated the state said it was safe.

Sometimes without the ability to hear voice inflection, it's tough to tell.

[rcfieldz]

If I lived there in the evacuation area I think I would rent a moving truck and load up my house of stuff and stay away till that dam is holding back a lot less water. Or maybe move away period. Scary situation there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=5iAHBOHGk8E

[Peter1469]

If I lived there in the evacuation area I think I would rent a moving truck and load up my house of stuff and stay away till that dam is holding back a lot less water. Or maybe move away period. Scary situation there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=5iAHBOHGk8E

That could be through May. Snow melt in the spring will bring much more water into play.