Images captured by a satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base four years ago show the dramatic difference in water levels for two Central Coast reservoirs after recent rains. The U.S. Geological Survey posted a Landsat 8 image from Dec. 29, showing low water levels for Lake San Antonio in Monterey County and Lake Nacimiento in […]
At 770 feet, the Oroville Dam is the nation’s highest. At 48 years old, it’s certainly not the nation’s newest dam. It’s important to keep that fact in mind as crews work around the clock in an attempt to reinforce the dam’s damaged emergency spillway before the next round of rains begin later this week […]
More rain is expected in Northern California and the melting season is just around the corner. Here’s what all that extra water means for the Lake Oroville dam.
A lot of California’s aging dams are falling behind on inspections and may be operating without an emergency action plan. The marina at Lake Success has rarely been higher than it is this winter, but what’s good for business may be a white knuckle moment for people living downstream. The lake is about as high […]
All eyes have been on the crisis at Oroville Dam, but weeks of wet weather have put pressure elsewhere on the network of levees and dams protecting cities and farms in California’s vast Central Valley flood plain. Almost all of the major reservoirs that ring the Valley have filled to the point that officials have […]
Inspectors visited Oroville Dam 14 times since 2008 but never considered the integrity of the hillside that eroded below the emergency spillway, leading to a near catastrophe that forced the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people downstream, state records show. The inspections by the state’s Division of Safety of Dams repeatedly mentioned the concrete apron, or […]
Satellite Images How How Much Central Coast Reservoirs Have Filled In Just One Month
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Tribune (San Luis Obispo)by Janene ScullyImages captured by a satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base four years ago show the dramatic difference in water levels for two Central Coast reservoirs after recent rains. The U.S. Geological Survey posted a Landsat 8 image from Dec. 29, showing low water levels for Lake San Antonio in Monterey County and Lake Nacimiento in […]
OPINION: Avoiding the Next Oroville Dam Disaster
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco ChronicleAt 770 feet, the Oroville Dam is the nation’s highest. At 48 years old, it’s certainly not the nation’s newest dam. It’s important to keep that fact in mind as crews work around the clock in an attempt to reinforce the dam’s damaged emergency spillway before the next round of rains begin later this week […]
VIDEO: How Rain and Melting Snow Could Affect the California Dam Crisis
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Washington PostMore rain is expected in Northern California and the melting season is just around the corner. Here’s what all that extra water means for the Lake Oroville dam.
California Dams Lagging Behind Inspection Schedules
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /ABC30 News (Fresno)by Corin HoggardA lot of California’s aging dams are falling behind on inspections and may be operating without an emergency action plan. The marina at Lake Success has rarely been higher than it is this winter, but what’s good for business may be a white knuckle moment for people living downstream. The lake is about as high […]
Oroville Dam Isn’t The Only Piece Of California Flood Infrastructure Under Strain
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan Sabalow, Ellen Garrison, and Brad BrananAll eyes have been on the crisis at Oroville Dam, but weeks of wet weather have put pressure elsewhere on the network of levees and dams protecting cities and farms in California’s vast Central Valley flood plain. Almost all of the major reservoirs that ring the Valley have filled to the point that officials have […]
Oroville Dam Inspectors Ignored Integrity Of Hillside That Eroded
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Peter Fimrite and Kurtis AlexanderInspectors visited Oroville Dam 14 times since 2008 but never considered the integrity of the hillside that eroded below the emergency spillway, leading to a near catastrophe that forced the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people downstream, state records show. The inspections by the state’s Division of Safety of Dams repeatedly mentioned the concrete apron, or […]