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

Thanks to everyone for keeping this thread going
I am following but don't have much to add
Glad the AC trolls are gone, thanks Geo
Crunch I hope to see you back soon and am very sorry about the health challenges your wife is facing

I sent him an apology and he responded no problem. Crunch out. So I don't know if that means he's coming back or gone.

Prayers for him and his family.

:pray:

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899.27 at noon.

I don't know if there is any wind or not but the cam looks like it is shaking when it points at the emergency spillway.

899.31 at 1400.

I wonder how close they are going to get it before overtopping the Emergency Spillway.

Did they shut the spillway off competently? The outflows seriously dropped.


5am 899.03 3,522,264 3,838 9,977 8,070

6am 899.04 3,522,420 3,838 7,310 8,068

7am 899.18 3,524,627 3,841 18,511 8,040

8am 899.19 3,524,785 3,841 18,301 7,925

9am 899.20 3,524,942 3,841 5,658 7,007

10am 899.21 3,525,100 3,841 5,964 6,999

11am 899.25 3,525,730 5,535 8,261 6,998

noon 899.27 3,526,046 5,536 10,827 7,397

1pm 899.29 3,526,361 5,537 9,631 7,031

2pm 899.31 3,526,676 5,538 8,525 6,919

3pm 899.33 3,526,992 5,539 10,224 7,091

4pm 899.37 3,527,623 5,540 12,396 7,640

Last Edited by Alec Baldman on 06/09/2023 07:53 PM

899.40 if they do not do something it will spill over this weekend. The live stream looks like it may be less than 901 but video can be deceptive

Who were those people that looked like sightseers on the new Orocam position by the ES?

FYI, Crunch is back on CAPPY's thread.

I wouldn't say I'm 'back' as I don't care to subject myself to constant abuse from small-minded chickenshit people.

If I have anything pertinent, I will post it.

Several swimmers/bystanders near the landmark oak tree on the visitor center cam. What’s going on?

Understood Crunch, Ive been with you in this thread since '17. Prayers to you and yours bro.

I saw that. Very close to the buoy barrier in front of the gates. Splashing around and having fun.

Seemed foolhardy to me. There has to be a current in that area with the spillway flow. Surprised CA Parks or DWR or CHP weren't telling them to get out of there.

Crunch, so glad you are sticking around. I can't imagine you not having pertinent comments very soon at this rate. You've been a huge part of posting dam and DWR history, thanks again.

Much has been personal experience, observation and 'anecdotes', so take it as you will.

Heard from Paveway IV lately?

Thanks for the reply. Wishing you and family all the best. BTW, if anything bad happened to the spillway or gates, scapegoats would be useful.

Thinking the same.

Wow!

Why do they ramp the outflows up only after dark and as soon as it gets light, they shut them down. There is something happening they do not want to be seen when the gates are open

He was on here. Mostly joking around but concerned.

I think all the chickenshits are on Caps new thread. It’s been nice and peaceful over here.

Wish UH was here. I don’t like seeing him get bullied over there.

Glad to see you Crunch. I wish UH was here too but it sure is a relief that Geo was able to shut down the miserable ACs.

All this time and I had no idea I could have done that. Oy!

DWR claiming 100% capacity as of yesterday.

"Some water may spill over the emergency spillway weir on windy days".

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Glad you're checking in Crunch. Stay safe!

Thanks Geo. I miss CAPS, but he's tough. He won't let the ACs on his thread get to him. I don't think.

If he's posting the data like he was doing on here, maybe someone can copy & paste to bring the info here? I'm pretty challenged on that kind of stuff.

I'm like P&P - I check this thread daily. Thanks to all who are posting & keeping it updated.