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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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I read that the capacity of the river outlet valves is dependent on the reservoir elevation.

We have seen the outflow drop from 3,000 CFS to 2,800 CFS over the past few days. Outflow is now down to 2,200 CFS.

River release is down from 1,500 to 1,300 CFS.

Gurgling like a bathtub drain.
 Quoting: Crunch62


IT IS GOING BELOW 1300 CRUNCH..NOT MUCH LEFT TO GHURGHLE....

THEY KEEP LOWERING IT TO MAKE IT 'LOOK' LIKE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING...IT'S JUST RUNNING DRY...UH!
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Yeah I see the river release is scheduled for 1,250.

We'll see it diminish further.

Meanwhile, the clay brick is drying out and shrinking.

It is gonna be a real clusterfuck when that thing lets go.

I should be safe here. Just a spectator.
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What do you mean by clay brick?

Are you talking about the core of the dam?

Thanks.
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Outflow 2,213 CFS.

River Release 1,270 CFS.

Meaning 950 CFS is still going to the local rice farmers, including Congressman Doug La Malfa. La Malfa's ranch is literally right across the highway from the Thermalito Afterbay's ag outlet.



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California's Mt. Shasta has no snowpack. No snow at all. The first time in my life I have seen this mountain without snow on it.

Creeping me out.

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I read that the capacity of the river outlet valves is dependent on the reservoir elevation.

We have seen the outflow drop from 3,000 CFS to 2,800 CFS over the past few days. Outflow is now down to 2,200 CFS.

River release is down from 1,500 to 1,300 CFS.

Gurgling like a bathtub drain.
 Quoting: Crunch62


IT IS GOING BELOW 1300 CRUNCH..NOT MUCH LEFT TO GHURGHLE....

THEY KEEP LOWERING IT TO MAKE IT 'LOOK' LIKE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING...IT'S JUST RUNNING DRY...UH!
 Quoting: muckuh


Yeah I see the river release is scheduled for 1,250.

We'll see it diminish further.

Meanwhile, the clay brick is drying out and shrinking.

It is gonna be a real clusterfuck when that thing lets go.

I should be safe here. Just a spectator.
 Quoting: Crunch62

What do you mean by clay brick?

Are you talking about the core of the dam?

Thanks.
 Quoting: Prayandprepare000


Yes, the 'impervious core' of the dam.

It is comprised of red clay soil and crushed rock from the dredger tailings that are ubiquitous around the Oroville area.

When red clay dries, it shrinks and cracks. When it gets wet, it swells and turns into gumbo. It is known as an 'expansive soil' and not suitable for building on, because it moves around depending on changes in moisture.

Our local school district was building a new school back around 2005. The engineers demanded the red clay soil under the building foundations be removed and non-expansive soil to be brought in to replace it. This elevated the cost and extended the timeline for building the school. But they had their reasons. Red clay is not a suitable foundation soil, BECAUSE IT MOVES.

Yet, some fools in the 1960s built the Nation's tallest dam using red clay soil.
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IT IS GOING BELOW 1300 CRUNCH..NOT MUCH LEFT TO GHURGHLE....

THEY KEEP LOWERING IT TO MAKE IT 'LOOK' LIKE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING...IT'S JUST RUNNING DRY...UH!
 Quoting: muckuh


Yeah I see the river release is scheduled for 1,250.

We'll see it diminish further.

Meanwhile, the clay brick is drying out and shrinking.

It is gonna be a real clusterfuck when that thing lets go.

I should be safe here. Just a spectator.
 Quoting: Crunch62

What do you mean by clay brick?

Are you talking about the core of the dam?

Thanks.
 Quoting: Prayandprepare000


Yes, the 'impervious core' of the dam.

It is comprised of red clay soil and crushed rock from the dredger tailings that are ubiquitous around the Oroville area.

When red clay dries, it shrinks and cracks. When it gets wet, it swells and turns into gumbo. It is known as an 'expansive soil' and not suitable for building on, because it moves around depending on changes in moisture.

Our local school district was building a new school back around 2005. The engineers demanded the red clay soil under the building foundations be removed and non-expansive soil to be brought in to replace it. This elevated the cost and extended the timeline for building the school. But they had their reasons. Red clay is not a suitable foundation soil, BECAUSE IT MOVES.

Yet, some fools in the 1960s built the Nation's tallest dam using red clay soil.
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Should have used black basalt.

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Should have used black basalt.

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Ironically, black basalt rock is a product of the quarry just to the west of Lake Oroville. People buy it for their driveways, but it is sharp and hell on tires. Like little arrowheads.

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632.07 NEW LOW UH.
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California's Mt. Shasta has no snowpack. No snow at all. The first time in my life I have seen this mountain without snow on it.

Creeping me out.
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MUST BE A WEIRD THING....THAT MOUNTAIN SCARED ME WITH SNOW ALL AROUD IT...LOOKED LIKE A SCARY PLACE. ID LIKE TO SEE A PHOTO OF IT 'NAKED' OR NEKED..IF YA COULD FIND IT?!
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.37 FEET IN THE LAST 19 HRS.

DOWN..UH.
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632.06 ANOTHUH NEW LOW. UH.
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Outflow is now down to 2,000 CFS.

River releases remain the same at 1260-1270.
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NEW DATA SHOON....SNORE. UH.
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Well, its Monday morning! What a weekend. Looks Like TN took the worst of the weather. Sounds like it hit them so fast they didn't know it was coming.

Record breaking rains.

Weird wild weather is warming up. Hope you folks are ok. That dam gets hit with rains like TN, I truly fear the outcome.


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Well, its Monday morning! What a weekend. Looks Like TN took the worst of the weather. Sounds like it hit them so fast they didn't know it was coming.

Record breaking rains.

Weird wild weather is warming up. Hope you folks are ok. That dam gets hit with rains like TN, I truly fear the outcome.


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17 INCHES IN 5 HRS! UNHEARD OF. MEXICO CITY AND AROUND AS WELL FROM GRACE..AND THE YUCATAN..UH.
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632.04
DOWN .40 FEET IN LAST 21 HRS. UH.
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CREPT DOWN TO 632.02 AND NEW DATA IN LESS THAN 10 MIN. UH.
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IT IS GOING BELOW 1300 CRUNCH..NOT MUCH LEFT TO GHURGHLE....

THEY KEEP LOWERING IT TO MAKE IT 'LOOK' LIKE THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING...IT'S JUST RUNNING DRY...UH!
 Quoting: muckuh


Yeah I see the river release is scheduled for 1,250.

We'll see it diminish further.

Meanwhile, the clay brick is drying out and shrinking.

It is gonna be a real clusterfuck when that thing lets go.

I should be safe here. Just a spectator.
 Quoting: Crunch62

What do you mean by clay brick?

Are you talking about the core of the dam?

Thanks.
 Quoting: Prayandprepare000


Yes, the 'impervious core' of the dam.

It is comprised of red clay soil and crushed rock from the dredger tailings that are ubiquitous around the Oroville area.

When red clay dries, it shrinks and cracks. When it gets wet, it swells and turns into gumbo. It is known as an 'expansive soil' and not suitable for building on, because it moves around depending on changes in moisture.

Our local school district was building a new school back around 2005. The engineers demanded the red clay soil under the building foundations be removed and non-expansive soil to be brought in to replace it. This elevated the cost and extended the timeline for building the school. But they had their reasons. Red clay is not a suitable foundation soil, BECAUSE IT MOVES.

Yet, some fools in the 1960s built the Nation's tallest dam using red clay soil.
 Quoting: Crunch62


No doubt. Thanks for posting.
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Well, its Monday morning! What a weekend. Looks Like TN took the worst of the weather. Sounds like it hit them so fast they didn't know it was coming.

Record breaking rains.

Weird wild weather is warming up. Hope you folks are ok. That dam gets hit with rains like TN, I truly fear the outcome.


misty
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No doubt that Waverly TN got the short end of the severe weather stick this weekend Misty and that included a rare Tropical storm making landfall in New England.

Check out all the storms popping on todays map. Tropics are HOT. A real nasty strong tropical cyclone will likely hit US soil before November.

Check out the midwest (IL, MO and AR) right at the end of this time-lapse. The middle of the country is set for above normal temperature heat and more severe thunderstorms .. helluva year so far!

https://imgur.com/6BzTjmP


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NO CHANGE IN LEVEL..THIS HOUR..UH...
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WEATHER LOOKS BRUTAL BACK UP TO OVUH 100 FOR DAYS..AND DOES NOT LEAVE THE 90'S AFTER TWO WEEKS! EVAP. PICKS BACK UP!!UH
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I wish we could see some of that TN rain here.

It is so dry outside, everything is tinder. I am afraid to fart, lest it start another fire.

We will see the Lake Oroville outflow drop even more in the next few days. Lower elevation means less pressure and volume through those river valves.

UH! and you know what I mean.

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WEATHER LOOKS BRUTAL BACK UP TO OVUH 100 FOR DAYS..AND DOES NOT LEAVE THE 90'S AFTER TWO WEEKS! EVAP. PICKS BACK UP!!UH
 Quoting: muckuh


Yeah we have been enjoying the slightly cooler temps for the past few days.

Heading back to the broiler, though. That Oroville clay brick is gonna be really dry when the rains come.

IF they come at all this year.
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Shasta Lake is so low you can kayak through an old historic train tunnel..

https://imgur.com/49JNvTU


Apparently this was possible back in 2014..



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Oroville elevation unchanged for the past four hours, although the outflow is 2X the inflow.

The numbers are absolute bullshit.
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632.02 5 HRS STRAIGHT..MAKING A STAND?! UH
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DOWN .42 IN LAST 28 HRS
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Shasta Lake is so low you can kayak through an old historic train tunnel..


Shasta is always releasing water to keep the salinity barrier in the delta correct. The leaders in California do not believe the Earth can heal herself.


Shasta lake will dry up someday soon.
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Lagoon Oroville - Lime Saddle Marina August 17

https://imgur.com/DLRTC1S


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Lagoon Oroville - Lime Saddle Marina August 17

https://imgur.com/DLRTC1S

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Locals are calling it 'Slime Saddle' LOL.
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