Northern California Dam Emergency

Have you seen any of the footage from the scene at the Oroville Dam?

Close to 200,000 people will be displaced for probably 2 more weeks.


http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/14/thousands-california-dam-evacuees-might-be-away-from-home-for-2-weeks.html

 

Its a dam in the middle of nowhere with the biggest city being threatened having a population of 65,000 people. Just more proof that people are moving into inhospitable places as they continue to drive up the prices of real estate.

 

What?????


dude, put the pipe down.

 

emergency spillway collapsed. the soil under that spillway eroded. it could weaken the dam foundation. but probably wont. abc-la has some good video of dude walking on the dam itself, which seems sound as they have men and equipment below..

 

Yes I have but not since last night. I've been watching it on the live feed on You Tube. Pretty wild! Did it collapse yet? I know it was on the verge! WOW! I think I'll go check on it's status now. I'm suprised no one else has commented about this so far. Anyway, glad you brought it up, I might post an update after awhile.

 

yeah i watched some of the "imminent failure" coverage.....drama made up by media to fill a slow trump day


its not going to fail ...it just needs spillway repairs

 

They still have the displaced people.

 

New Orleans had a population of almost 500,000 before hurricane Katrina and this is merely 200,000 being displaced for a couple of weeks. Its dramatic and makes for sensational news because its a huge dam, not because its any real threat to anyone.

I don't own a pipe.

 

Well, as a "Latest News" thread, it sure beats the most recent one.

 

whut?..you didnt like my thread?

 

I saw your thread after I wrote that, lol

 

Hopefully folks will work to get the Dam situation fixed soon.

 

Love to kayack down that spillway

 

I spent a week on a houseboat on Lake Oroville one summer (the reservoir that used to be there before the dam collapsed).