(N.Morgan) In this last couple of weeks all eyes have been riveted on
Oroville Dam, but now attention is shifting south to Morgan Hill and Anderson Reservoir.
Anderson Reservoir is rapidly filling up and over its recommended capacity. The reservoir is only supposed to be at 68 percent capacity, but it is at 100.04% capacity.
Water is being released at 400 cubic feet per second, and into the spillway.
Already officials from Santa Clara Valley Water District have been dumping water as fast as they can from the reservoir, but it simply isn’t enough to offset the water streaming in from all the rain we’ve seen this winter.
That outlet has been fully open since January 9th releasing water into Coyote Creek at the rate of 400 cubic feet per second.
The concern is over the dam’s seismic safety.
The danger would lie in the possibility of a magnitude 7.25 quake on the nearby Calaveras fault.
The water district tells KTVU that is a remote possibility, but one of which they are aware.
That is why they’re working so hard to dump water as quickly as possible.
The California Department of Water Resources suspended overflow from the Oroville Dam after gushing water ripped open a sinkhole in the middle of the spillway.
Engineers assessed the options and opened up a secondary, emergency spillway on Saturday morning was at maximum capacity.
CALIFORNIA DAMS ABOUT TO COLLAPSE – First Oroville & Now Morgan Hill & Anderson Reservoir
2/21/17 LIVE STREAM
OROVILLE DAM SPILLWAY IMMINENT FAILURE LIVE COVERAGE – EMERGENCY EVACUATION
LIVE ALERT: Live Coverage Stream of The Oroville Dam & Spillway
This is a live webcam provided by California Department of Parks and Recreation.
The purpose of this live stream is to provide the public with a place to gather to discuss and share information in the chat.
Live Stream: Oroville Dam Spillway 2-21-2017
The purpose of this live stream is to provide the public with a place to gather to discuss events and share information.
OROVILLE DAM/150 MPH Winds/CA. Mountains
As of 5pm Monday San Francisco had passed the yearly aveage for rainfall. Heavy Rains and Winds Blasting California and Oregon. Flood Waters are Rising as Dam Levels Rise.
Sacramento, CA Radar – National Weather Service of storm activity at 7:32 am PST, on 21 February 2017
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFkm5Jzpd2E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oJTAXw9NVo
https://radar.weather.gov/radar_lite.php?rid=dax&product=NCR&loop=yes
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