188,000 people near Oroville, California have been evacuated under threat of flooding from a damaged emergency spillway in a nearby dam. The Oroville dam is the nation's tallest, holding back man-made Lake Oroville, which is a critical component of California's water-delivery infrastructure.
While the dam is in no danger of collapsing, erosion debris has damaged the emergency spillways that control a constant flow of water through the dam to preventing spillage over the top.
California has gone from record-setting drought, to record-setting rain, with more rain on the horizon, further magnifying the problem. Oroville is about 75 miles north of Sacramento, CA.
Live updates: Another rainstorm headed to Oroville after a few days of sunshine
188,000 people near Oroville, California have been evacuated under threat of flooding from a damaged emergency spillway in a nearby dam. The Oroville dam is the nation's tallest, holding back man-made Lake Oroville, which is a critical component of California's water-delivery infrastructure.
While the dam is in no danger of collapsing, erosion debris has damaged the emergency spillways that control a constant flow of water through the dam to preventing spillage over the top.
California has gone from record-setting drought, to record-setting rain, with more rain on the horizon, further magnifying the problem. Oroville is about 75 miles north of Sacramento, CA.
Be careful, out there......