Wednesday Top of the Scroll: Oroville Dam spillway used for first time since evacuation crisis
It worked. Oroville Dam’s main flood-control spillway reopened for business Tuesday morning, releasing a gentle sheet of water into the Feather River for the first time since the 2017 crisis that sent 188,000 people fleeing for their lives. … It was a far cry from the scene two years ago, when the massive sinkhole in the spillway turned water releases into an angry, boiling mess…
Related articles:
- Chico Enterprise-Record: Video: Reconstructed Oroville Dam spillway used for first time since February 2017 crisis
- Associated Press: Water Flows Down Oroville Dam’s Rebuilt Spillway for First Time Since 2017 Crisis
- CBS Sacramento: Oroville Dam Spillway Back In Use For 1st Time Since 2017 Crisis
- News release: DWR uses Oroville main spillway