California Drought

[AchingBack]

Northern California Snowmelt Crisis as Temps Rise into 7s -

In Tahoe forecasting is from single digits to a high of 40. So offhand i would say that forecast is very inaccurate. There is no crisis, there will be no 70 degree weather at altitude for quite awhile. 3' of new snow is not an issue. Oroville lake is down 50'. Mammoth has a total of 30 to 40' of snow and will stay open till July.

I think northern LA is forecasting the 70's for later in the week though.

IMO, the Lord knows what he is doing. Ancestors used to say, I'll be there, Lord willing and the creek don't rise; back in the BDE, (before dam era).

 

[ForestGrump]

Look at it this way, Oroville went from empty to full in one big storm. Another similar storm sends the entire volume over the spillways main and emergency. That's scary.

That's incorrect.

 

[downsizingnow48]

Right now and throughout the spring there are a lot of rivers that are in danger of flooding. The California Nevada River Forecast Center tracks all that data and makes it available for anyone to look at. The website is interactive with many datasets available. You can zoom in on a particular location and get the latest information easily.

CNRFC - California Nevada River Forecast Center

Or you can go with these guys:

 

[downsizingnow48]

The Oroville turbines are expected to be operational by Thursday, after a channel is cleared at the base of the damaged spillway. Power lines are being reconnected. That will provide for normal operation of the dam.

 

[California]

Work begins to clear the Feather River of debris downstream from the power plant so it can resume operation.

 

[houstonscott]

Work begins to clear the Feather River of debris downstream from the power plant so it can resume operation.

The gold in that debris might pay for repair.

 

[California]

Just a thought - I wonder if blasting or military bombing could create a new channel faster than heavy equipment.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Just found this drone fly-by video of the Oroville Dam spillway taken yesterday after they shut the water off.

Seems like the spillway concrete held up pretty well where it was laid close to the underlying bedrock. That would seem to indicate that the structural support over the portions covering dirt weren't so well designed. :2cents:

But it also shows that erosion of the spillway up the hill toward the dam had pretty much stopped where it came back on to bedrock, so maybe all they really need to do is erect some diversion walls to protect the sides and lower end of the spillway and let it go at that.

With the water off, the main focus is getting the debris at the bottom of the spillway cleared out so they can lower the level of the power plant discharge pool. Projections are that will be done by Thursday.

 

[dickfoster]

Just a thought - I wonder if blasting or military bombing could create a new channel faster than heavy equipment.

Ahh Operation Plowshare. Just what they need, some nukes added to the equation. I could probably watch from my place. LOL

 

[hawkeye08]

Work begins to clear the Feather River of debris downstream from the power plant so it can resume operation.

That is a hugh amount of debris..