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I feel like there needs to be a new expression something like "watching a dam fill" to replace like watching paint dry or grass grow.
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I feel like there needs to be a new expression something like "watching a dam fill" to replace like watching paint dry or grass grow. View Quote Oroville Water Level new link, my bookmark didn't work. |
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Quoted: Don't matter now, it's up to the spillway gates at 816 ft, 14 or 19 more feet and they'll open the spillway. Oroville Water Level new link, my bookmark didn't work. View Quote . current data . https://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/selectQuery?station_id=ORO&sensor_num=6&dur_code=D&start_date=04/01/2018+00:00&end_date=04/06/2018+00:00&geom= |
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link you posted is for data from June of 2017 . current data . https://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/selectQuery?station_id=ORO&sensor_num=6&dur_code=D&start_date=04/01/2018+00:00&end_date=04/06/2018+00:00&geom= View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: Don't matter now, it's up to the spillway gates at 816 ft, 14 or 19 more feet and they'll open the spillway. Oroville Water Level new link, my bookmark didn't work. . current data . https://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/selectQuery?station_id=ORO&sensor_num=6&dur_code=D&start_date=04/01/2018+00:00&end_date=04/06/2018+00:00&geom= I got that one from duck duck go since my bookmark was a 404. I just assumed it was the current level. |
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Here is the link that includes outflow and inflow as with basin levels too.
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/dynamicapp/QueryF?s=ORO Attached File |
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It is raining pretty good in that watershed now and with the storm being warm (snow above 10K feet minimum) they will get a ton of runoff / snowmelt. The lake level will be heading up a lot.
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Hopefully it freezes hard up in the mountains overnight maybe slow that snow melt down a wee bit.
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Forecast says it'll be raining all through tonight and tapering off tomorrow afternoon.
Temps in the 60's in Oroville but it's hard to say what it'll be up in the surrounding mountains. |
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Inflow has more than doubled in the past 2 hours
This is nothing like the inflow numbers we saw last year but to jump like this can't be a good sign for the next few days. ETA: if it continues to increase. Attached File |
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I hope they're working 24/7... They can still bust out alot of repairs in a few days.
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Sadly, my opinion as well. They could have easily kept the spillway dry for a year now before working on it. No, gotta save that water, maybe the snow won't melt this year! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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They'll foul it up again. Looks like some small snow events in the next week but every week that passes it becomes less likely of a big snow event for the Sierra. |
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We are having a below snowfall year, up until a few weeks ago we were in drought territory. Even with recent snowfall I think we are in the 50% range of normal. I just drove over Donner Pass last Saturday and there is not very much snow left at high elevations due rain at high elevations instead of snow. Looks like some small snow events in the next week but every week that passes it becomes less likely of a big snow event for the Sierra. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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They'll foul it up again. Looks like some small snow events in the next week but every week that passes it becomes less likely of a big snow event for the Sierra. |
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Oroville Spillways Phase 2 Update Early April 2018 |
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There are several other dams not currently under construction they can fill and play dangerous with. Trying to save a couple weeks worth of summer water isn't worth the money spent while waiting for the ground to dry again. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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They'll foul it up again. Looks like some small snow events in the next week but every week that passes it becomes less likely of a big snow event for the Sierra. |
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Reduced outflow to 5,000 and inflows are 10-12,000. They're tying to get to 811 to test out the spillway. Tards
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We're at about 33-45% of average snowpack but over 100% of average water levels in major reservoirs. Probably no room for snow melt unless you could get it to Central Valley groundwater aquifers.
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Just spoke with someone today about the concrete cracking on the spillway. He says there are four inch wide cracks in some spots that can't be repaired by grouting, and that they are talking about replacing significant portions of the reinforced concrete. If that's the case, they probably don't want any significant amount of water coming down from the spillway gates.
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I was looking at that yesterday. Looks like they have decided to stockpile some more water. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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This is my favorite thread by far and I don't live in California. I like to watch the emergency spillway being built, the progress is amazing:
http://www.parks.ca.gov/live/lakeorovillesra_emergency_spillway |
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Just spoke with someone today about the concrete cracking on the spillway. He says there are four inch wide cracks in some spots that can't be repaired by grouting, and that they are talking about replacing significant portions of the reinforced concrete. If that's the case, they probably don't want any significant amount of water coming down from the spillway gates. View Quote Explaining the dark lines on the Oroville Spillway |
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Oroville Spillways Phase 2 Update Mid-April 2018 |
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You mean these cracks in the temporary RCC section that's going to be replaced? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izBz9nQqjLY View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Just spoke with someone today about the concrete cracking on the spillway. He says there are four inch wide cracks in some spots that can't be repaired by grouting, and that they are talking about replacing significant portions of the reinforced concrete. If that's the case, they probably don't want any significant amount of water coming down from the spillway gates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izBz9nQqjLY |
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Just spoke with someone today about the concrete cracking on the spillway. He says there are four inch wide cracks in some spots that can't be repaired by grouting, and that they are talking about replacing significant portions of the reinforced concrete. If that's the case, they probably don't want any significant amount of water coming down from the spillway gates. View Quote |
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Oroville Spillways Phase 2 Update Late April 2018 |
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Part 5
working on the spillway again. ETA: due to repeated confusion... adding some captions. Here they seem to be grinding away at the RCC on the spillway. This is part of the plan to replace the top layer of RCC with structural concrete. At the base of spillway where the "dragons teeth" or dentites are and the original wall remains they look to be cutting into that wall. |
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Part 5 working on the spillway again. https://i.imgur.com/F9n8iVi.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ypM3Zio.jpg View Quote |
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Isn't that side wall a picture of one of the teeth at the bottom of the spillway? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: Looks like the roller compacted concrete section was really more temporary than some of us thought. That side wall with the outer layer popped off is not very comforting. The first pic is way up the spillway from there and it looks like they're grinding down into the RCC... which was the plan. The plan being to replace the top layer of RCC with structural concrete. |
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Looks like the roller compacted concrete section was really more temporary than some of us thought. That side wall with the outer layer popped off is not very comforting. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Part 5 working on the spillway again. https://i.imgur.com/F9n8iVi.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ypM3Zio.jpg am hoping they learn maintenance to avoid repairs, but if their water level is any indication, they haven't really changed procedures that much. |
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Looks like the roller compacted concrete section was really more temporary than some of us thought. That side wall with the outer layer popped off is not very comforting. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Part 5 working on the spillway again. https://i.imgur.com/F9n8iVi.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ypM3Zio.jpg |
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They're touching up the lower half so it can withstand the flows for another 50 years, but leaving the upper scars as a reminder, right? Or did that plan change? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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here is the latest construction update
https://www.water.ca.gov/News/News-Releases/All-News-Articles/Lake-Oroville-Construction-Updates-April-18 |
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I did not realize it was the tooth. But still it looks to be full of air pockets behind the rebar. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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That looks more like someone went to work on it with a jack hammer or hydraulic breaker. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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