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Oroville Dam evacuations: Residents near California dam system ordered out - CNN.com
Heck of a flip since their drought the last couple years. The main dam has a spillway and a secondary emergency spillway. The emergency spillway has never been used and it was is damaged.
After the water subsides, I bet you I know where some infrastructure money will be headed.
At least 188,000 people have evacuated from several Northern California counties after damage to a spillway at the Oroville Dam.
The dam, which is the nation's tallest, remains intact. But the emergency spillway, which guards against the overflow of the dam when water levels are high, was eroding Sunday.
The damage prompted a mandatory evacuation for cities and counties near Lake Oroville. In the worst case scenario, one official said, an uncontrolled release from the dam could send a 30-foot wall of water downstream.
Heck of a flip since their drought the last couple years. The main dam has a spillway and a secondary emergency spillway. The emergency spillway has never been used and it was is damaged.
After the water subsides, I bet you I know where some infrastructure money will be headed.