California state water managers will resume releasing water down a damaged spillway at Oroville Dam

Dale Kolke / California Department of Water Resources via Reuters OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — With stormy weather approaching, state water managers announced Thursday they will resume releasing water down a damaged spillway at the nation’s tallest dam. The badly eroded main spillway at California’s Oroville Dam hasn’t been used since March 27. Workers have been […]

Good Luck Repairing the Badly Damaged Oroville Dam

An aerial view of the damaged spillway, February 27, 2017. Image: AP For three weeks in February, torrents of water rushed down the emergency spillway at Oroville dam, prompting fears that the entire structure would collapse. New images show what’s left of the 3,000-foot long concrete spillway—and the tremendous challenge that now confronts repair crews. […]