Visitors to Oroville Dam may also notice minor amounts of water flowing from drains built into the emergency spillway. Both conditions are normal and expected given the emergency spillway design.
Water reaches to the brim of the Oroville Dam emergency spillway Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in Oroville, California. The California Department of Water Resources, however, said this won’t happen because of controlled outflows and monitoring. DWR Spokesperson Raquel Borray said the dam is being watched closely.
As of Tuesday, Borrayo said, total releases into the Feather River come out to 10,000 cubic feet per second with the majority — 9,350 cfs — going through the Thermalito Afterbay Outlet and the remaining 650 cfs pouring through the low-flow channel. She added that DWR is making adjustments as they are necessary.
“Of note, with Lake Oroville at full capacity, windy periods are likely to cause waves to splash onto and over the crest of the emergency spillway,” Borrayo said. “This will result in minor surface wetting of the downstream side of the emergency spillway crest and the very upper sections of the splash pad. The dam and emergency spillway continue to operate as intended.
In 2017, the main spillway broke and the lake overflowed into the emergency spillway causing extensive damage both to the spillway itself as well as areas downstream. At the time, evacuations were in place and residents downriver from the lake were urged to leave the area.
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