A lot has been written about Lake Oroville recently. It's the lake that belongs to the Dam that has a huge hole in the spillway. In addition to that problem the secondary spillway was never paved so that when it was used this year, for the first time ever, it started to erode very quickly. So, after years of drought where the lake was low (which I have documented in this blog) folks did not think that the spillways would cause any problems. With the record rain we had this winter, the faulty spillways caused major problems, including the evacuation of 100,000 folks downstream. Right now, the spillways are being repaired, albeit behind "closed doors" as the public are not allowed anywhere near the area to take a look at what is being done. The public can see the Lake where the water levels are pretty high.
This picture was taken near one of the boat ramps, Lime Saddle, and it shows the level of the water. It's not up to the tip-top as room is needed for winter run-off in the coming months. There's room for that additional water now. It's really good to see the blue wet stuff in the lake instead of tall weeds and way too much shoreline.
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