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Originally Posted by ossiblue
This time, there was a break in the spillway bed (which to my knowledge has not been explained) that caused the flow to be reduced to the point where the lake level rose to breach the emergency spillway brim--something that has never happened.
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This could very well be a 100 year flood, which would explain why the dam has never failed.
But the worrying part is that the break in the main spillway is still there.
And they are releasing more water down it than ever before. It's kind of like hoping that the dam does not fail while trying to save it with procedures that can kill it.
http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/2/13/14598042/oroville-dam-flood-evacuation?yptr=yahoo