“There are no leaks on the spillway”
Screen Shot from California State Parks May 2, 2019.
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Officials at the California Department of Water Resources are reporting “there are no leaks on the (Oroville) spillway”. But as of this morning a small leak from yesterday has developed into a major leak that is evident for all the world to see. The leak is located in the same spot of previous leaks have been identified before the completion of the spillway earlier this year.
In the picture below the main spillway is seen ready to go in January 2019 on an emergency basis. The contractor used roller compacted concrete to put in a make shift spillway shut for use during the upcoming rainy season. The spillway was never used in the the 2017-2018 season.
In March of 2018 the water level in Lake Oroville began to rise and what appeared to look like leaks from behind the spillway began to appear. In the picture below which was taken in March of 2018 there is a long leak seen on the surface of the roller compacted spill way in exactly the same location as the screen shot from the live camera provided by the California State Parks om May 2, 2019..
