California's Lake Oroville Main Spillway Severely Damaged/Eroded. Oroville Dam's Recently Reconstructed Main Spillway Fundamentally Flawed

And no rain to speak of going into January. Another dry year, or will we get it all in March?

And no rain to speak of going into January. Another dry year, or will we get it all in March?

Wasn't California really dry last winter and haven't they been dry so far this year?
I'd be more worried about wildfires in California next season than the dam breaking unless of course this winter really changes around.
Of course the dam could be in trouble sometime in the future if a winter like 2016-17 or even worse like 1861-62 were to happen.
From what I heard Los Angeles saw over 60 inches of rain in the winter of 1861-62.
That's probably about what Eureka averages.
Just imagine how much northern California probably got that winter.

Wonder if it will be like the winter of 2017-18

Here's a video of Lake Tahoe in January 2018






Here's one in February 2018





Notice absolutely no snow by the lake. And no snow until you get almost to the top of the tallest mountains.

Looks more like summer or at least late spring instead of winter.

Typically that place is covered under many feet of snow at that time of the year.

If this winter ends up being like that winter for California they are going to gave a fire season like no other come summertime.

It's rather interesting that in 1861-62 was when the Civil War was going on.
Today it looks like another Civil War is about to happen.
Perhaps the 2nd Civil War starts next year and maybe the winter of 2021-22 will be a repeat of the winter of 1861-62.
Many of the worst events in US history have happened or started in years that end with a 1 following an election year.
We'll just have to wait and see.

Lols, the orotardshate the truth, damned dam fixed on time and under budget thank you Kiewit!!!

The. Dam. Is fine...

Wow! That's pretty scary looking.
Seeing no snow at all in the winter in a place that's famous for it's heavy winter snow.

702.16

36% FULL

59% OF HISTORICAL AVERAGE!

ONLY PINE FLAT HAS A LOWER NUMB-UH

AND IT IS A SO-CAL ONE.

DROPPED ALMOST A FOOT AND A HALF IN ALMOST 3 DAYS

67 HOURS...1.47 FEET EXACTLY.

AVERAGING RIGHT AT A HALF FOOT A DAY NOW...

Hey UH, how ya been? Battlebots just started the new season and it's a good one! Tombstone got punted out of the ring 10 seconds into the round!

701.21


36 AN 59 % OF AVERAGES...UH.

GONNA GO BELOW 700 SHOON.....DHOOM.

...I JUST GOT OUT OF RE-HAB.....THANKS TO YOUR NEW AVATAR!

Lolz, yuuuuge storm rightnow, dam still fine...

ON TIME
UNDER BUDGET

KIEWIT.

700.99

I DONT KNOW HOW MUCH MOAR DHOOMY IT CAN GET THAN THAT?!..UH

Haha. Hardly a yuuuuuge storm. Barely a half inch of rain.

The dam is not fine. Yearly 'needs assessments' with details hidden of the deficiencies we mere mortals are not allowed to know even though our lives are at stake.

Yearly inspection reports noting the same issues for decades that still have not been addressed.

The dam is not fine. CA DWR is not fine.