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That is the plan for the Oroville dam, moving forward?

• maxerickson 10y ago
  I don't have an official source, but the spillway will be rebuilt. It can be completely closed for an extended period once the rain/melt up season is over. I guess they might have to prepare a diversion to do it, if the work cannot be completed in months. The water management and power provided by the dam pretty much guarantee it will be repaired and continue operating.
• dzdt 10y ago
  I wonder if they will reroute the main spillway down its new channel. That looks like it might be easier than trying to fill the hillside back up all the way to the previous level.
  • zodPod 10y ago
    Plus it clearly prefers that route!
  • Animats 10y ago
    No way. Too close to the base of the dam itself. If anything, it might be rerouted northwest, away from the dam.
• knowaveragejoe 10y ago
  This guy has provides of detail and decent footage about what's already been done and the plans for the future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilkU_ivYTqQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilkU_ivYTqQ It's really quite impressive, the scope of the project and how quickly resources have been mobilized to solve the issue.
  • chinathrow 10y ago
    Wow, that escalated quickly compared to the imgur videos above...!