Mandatory evac for parts of Oroville b/c of dam situation

[Darkwind]

I have family in Sacramento. Not really under any threat from this as Oroville is quite a ways north of Sac. But if the damn lets go, it's going to hit the Sacramento river and My brother has a few boats docked in the northern Sacramento area.

 

[basquebromance]

UPDATE: Gov Brown confirms his New High Speed Rail is 'not in danger of any damage'...oh good.

 

[Darkwind]

This just popped up

ABC10 - Evacuations are underway in Marysville as... | Facebook

This one is kind of boring though it just shows traffic ........... the link I posted. Currently it's still live.

yeah, its just a ground level shot of the evacuation.

 

[depotoo]

Weather channel is finally talking about it some.

 

[Wiskers Von Pussyboots]

UPDATE: Gov Brown confirms his New High Speed Rail is 'not in danger of any damage'...oh good.

Oh God please tell me that stimulous money isn't being allocated for that money pit.

 

[Darkwind]

Weather channel is finally talking about it some.

KCRA seems to be streaming live too.

 

[Marion Morrison]

This sounds terrifying. Evacuate now.

Evacuations ordered below Oroville Dam; failure of emergency spillway 'expected'

CA should have allocated money to engineers instead of illegals....just saying.

Appears like misappropriation of funds for infrastructure to me.

 

[Darkwind]

Okay, it sounds like the main spillway erosion has slowed or stopped and the erosion on the emergency spillway has slowed significantly. They are still planning on dropping sacks of rock into the emergency spillway hole (though there is no timeframe for that yet) and they are confident that they can maintain the current rate of release on the auxiliary spillway.

KCRA reported that at Gridley, the river levels will rise to about 95 feet with a flood stage at 103 feet.

It looks as if they have the management of the water under control and barring something disastrous, the damn is going to be stable through the night and as the levels in inflow and outflow balance, they can get this under control.

I have major issues with California's politics, but I will say that their emergency management systems have always been world class. I'm glad to see that since I left Sacramento (1998) that has remained true.

Have a good night.

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

Interesting that every single state, county, local official that is dealing with this is white. It just proves when our superior thinking skills are needed.

 

[Darkwind]

Even better, lake managers are planning on lowering the lake until the pressure on the emergency spillway is lowered (needless to say, it will stop the spill over) so I think they are well on the way to controlling this crisis.

Good job!

 

[Old Rocks]

Current Conditions | U.S Drought Portal

No drought at present indicated for Northern California. The history of California and atmospheric rivers is well known, the failure to take that into account when building the dam is an engineering failure. And what we see happening at present is the way most droughts in California end.

 

[JBond]

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I love California drivers. They use lane change indicators and other people let them in. The morons on motorcycles need a little shove.

 

[Old Rocks]

The dam was built 50 years ago. They failed to take into account the extreme amounts of rain that California gets in an atmospheric river event. This is a common failure among engineers that build dams. The Fort Peck Dam in Montana has the same problem, and almost failed in 2011. The Corps of Engineers asked Congress for enough money to rebuild the spillway so it would take four times as much volume as the existing one. They only got enough money to repair the existing spillway. And now there is more snow in the money than there was in 2011.

 

[waltky]

Evacuating residents stuck in gridlock traffic...

The Latest: Officials eye repairs as water level drops
February 13, 2017 — The Latest on problems with an emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam (all times local):

11 p.m.

A California water official says no repair work was done Sunday on the eroded emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam. Lake Oroville is about 150 miles northeast of San Francisco, and the 770-foot-tall Oroville Dam is the nation's tallest. Earlier Sunday, authorities mentioned a plan to plug the hole by using helicopters to drop rocks into the crevasse. Acting Director Department of Water Resources Bill Croyle said at a news conference late Sunday that no corrective measures were taken after looking at the flow and available resources. He said officials will be able to assess the damage to the emergency spillway now that the water is no longer spilling over the top. He added that the integrity of the dam has not impacted.

10:30 p.m.

A California water official says 100,000 cubic feet per second continue to flow down the Orville Dam's main spillway. Department of Water Resources Acting Director Bill Croyle said at a news conference late Sunday that the plan is to continue withdrawing that amount of water for as long as possible. Croyle says a key goal is to reduce the dam's level ahead of upcoming storms forecast to reach the area Wednesday. Water levels at Lake Orville rose so high that an emergency spillway was used Saturday for the first time in almost 50 years. Officials noticed erosion on the emergency spillway on Sunday. Croyle says officials have been unable to access the erosion scar but will be able to analyze the damage better now that water is below its level.

10:15 p.m.

Authorities say there is no more water going over the emergency spillway at a Northern California dam. Officials put out an evacuation order Sunday afternoon saying the spillway at Orville Dam could fail within an hour. At least 130,000 people in downstream areas have been asked to evacuate. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said at a news conference late Sunday that the evacuation orders will stand until more information is analyzed.

8:30 p.m.

Traffic is gridlocked for miles around Lake Oroville as panicked and angry residents try to evacuate over concerns the Northern California dam's emergency spillway could fail. Kaysi Levias and her husband, Greg, stopped at a gas station as they attempted to flee. Greg Levias says he's shocked and pretty mad they didn't get more warning. Officials put out an evacuation order Sunday afternoon telling around 100,000 people the emergency spillway at Orville Dam could fail within an hour. Raj Gill is managing a Shell station where panicky motorists got gas and snacks while they wait for gridlocked traffic to clear. He says his boss told him to close the station and flee himself, but he stayed open to feed a steady line of customers.

8:00 p.m.

 

[sartre play]

This is weather way beyond normal, and a new storm is coming end of week, those poor farmers,

 

[elektra]

Current Conditions | U.S Drought Portal

No drought at present indicated for Northern California. The history of California and atmospheric rivers is well known, the failure to take that into account when building the dam is an engineering failure. And what we see happening at present is the way most droughts in California end.

Atmospheric river? A narrow band of moisture in the atmosphere is responsible for the dam breaking? Not California failing to inspect and maintain the dam, or to build other dams? All those high priced consultants and politicians did have time to look at the "engineering failure" of a dam? "Most Droughts"? So now you admit drought are normal for California? Hence California is on average, dry? Hence in a region that is normally dry, we can not classify that area as being in drought? And since when do, "most droughts" in California end in dams breaking?

 

[Disir]

I have major issues with California's politics, but I will say that their emergency management systems have always been world class. I'm glad to see that since I left Sacramento (1998) that has remained true.

I thought it was awesome just because of the call. The only answer they could get when things would begin to go wrong was within an hour. Then they moved from there.

Although, listening to the scanner, there was a point when someone asked if Oroville dispatch was down. A few minutes later someone said yes. Someone said there was a man in a wheelchair that could not get out and gave the address. Some 20-30 minutes later someone asks for confirmation NorthCal had taken over Oroville dispatch. A minute or so and it is confirmed and the guy asks for their coordinator. I have to wonder if NorthCal took it over and told no one in Oroville.

 

[longknife]

Oroville Dam Overflowing



And here's an image of California rivers before and after the current storms:

Story @ California rivers: so swollen the impact is seen from space

 

[skookerasbil]

LOL......only in California. State does everything wrong......now even paying bullions for energy they don't need!! So over the years when these occasional flood events happen up there, nobody figures out maybe some major modifications are necessary? Fucking duh.........what a God forsaken state. A shithole of the first order. Works for that idiot governor......of course is going to turn around in a few days and talk about global warming. A state of mental cases.

 

[Iceweasel]

What did California do with all the tax money they collected?