California Department of Water Resources

California Department of Water Resources
Barrage d'Oroville (Oroville, 1968) | Structurae

Oroville Spillway DamageCONCERN AT OROVILLE SPILLWAY TRIGGERS EVACUATION ORDERS
Oroville, Ca — Based on information received from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the incident command team managing Lake Oroville, counties and cities near Lake Oroville and the surrounding area issued evacuation orders for residents. The concern is that erosion at the head of the auxiliary spillway threatens to undermine the concrete weir and allow large, uncontrolled releases of water from Lake Oroville. Those potential flows could exceed the capacity of downstream channels. (02/12/2017)
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