Trouble at Oroville.

**JasonB** · 02-07-2017, 07:27 PM

http://www.kcra.com/article/water-re...le-dam/8687944
Yikes!!!

**Gene S** · 02-07-2017, 10:27 PM

Wow! This could become a major problem.

**JasonB** · 02-10-2017, 08:10 AM

Lots more photos coming out, this is getting pretty impressive, and scary!

http://media.chicoer.com/2017/02/09/...es-thursday/#7

**Morgan** · 02-10-2017, 09:12 AM

Damn water is an impressive sight to see!
I sure hope they get this issue bandaged. Thoughts go out to those in harms way.
Good luck!

**bigfly** · 02-10-2017, 10:06 AM

They had the release at 55,000cfs, and this morning I heard it was going to 65,000....
They have to balance inflow, with out flow....otherwise it could overtop the dam.
Have lots of safety folks up there, and say there is no danger....
We will see.....

Jim

**Darian** · 02-10-2017, 10:33 AM

If I heard correctly, KCRA reported that there's a second, "emergency" spill area that can be used if necessary to keep the lake from overtopping the dam. The photo's on last nights broadcast look like the entire lower part of the spillway will have to be replaced....

**ycflyfisher** · 02-10-2017, 10:48 AM

This has become pretty scary. They're pushing more water through the LF as of yesterday afternoon than I've seen since 1997. The level was scary, the VELOCITY even more so. It's ripping.

I'm hearing that they're potentially moving the timeline up for when the res crests the emergency overflow from midday Sat to tonight. I'd consider that gossip at this point.

I did see two guys heading down to fish the lake at the base of the dam yesterday only to be turned away by a BCS. Gotta give 'em points for trying.

Everyone in Oroville and the YS area (where we've had 2 levy break floods in the last 31 years) is scared shitless at this point.

Darian, The emergency overflow that you mentioned is where they've been clearing trees and debris so it doesn't get swept away and potentially batter on of the downstream bridges.