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Oroville dam California - Island Chris - 02-13-2017

The damage to the spillways of Oroville dam, and the evacuation of almost 200,000 people is interesting. I don't really have anything useful to say about it that is not on the news. One article:

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-live-updates-oroville-dam-20170212-htmlstory.html

Chris


RE: Oroville dam California - Skywise - 02-14-2017

(02-13-2017, 10:27 PM)Island Chris Wrote: The damage to the spillways of Oroville dam, and the evacuation of almost 200,000 people is interesting. I don't really have anything useful to say about it that is not on the news. One article:

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-live-updates-oroville-dam-20170212-htmlstory.html

Chris


Other than hoping it doesn't give way, it's an excellent example of the erosive power of water.

Brian