Will the spillway guys beat the rains ?

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From here

To here

Massive infill of RCC (Roller Compacted Concrete) Wholesale changes in landscape.

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[Roger928]

Its only when you watch the second video that you can see the true scale and size of this operation. I thought it was about 40' feet wide.
Buts its more like 300' feet.

 

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Actually 178 ft wide.
The 'canyon' after the break line was eroded 150 ft deep ! now nearly completely filled with Roller Compacted Concrete.

An appreciation of 150,000 CFS (Cubic Feet per Second) - 1 Cubic Foot of water is approximately 28.32 litres = approx' 6.23 Imperial gallons = approx' 62.3 lbs.
62.3 x 150,000 / 2240 = 4,172 tons/sec (long, UK tons)
California DWR (Department of Water Resources) say the diffusers at spillway base were absorbing 1 million horsepower !!

The Oroville Dam plays a crucial role in the irrigation of America's breadbasket - California - therefore extremely important, probably to all of us.

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[^woody^]

therefore extremely important, probably to all of us

I don't think its important to me, but that image was interesting

 

[EFLImpudence]

Isn't the Bread Basket of America the central plains?

California is the wine and chip basket.

 

[noseall]

California is the wine and chip basket.

.....and L.A. = basket case.

 

[^woody^]

Porn industry

 

[^woody^]

BTW how does one compact concrete with a roller? Wont the roller sink?

 

[Roger928]

Must be some kind of semi dry mix.

 

[^woody^]

I think the subbie is pulling a fast one with that "rolled concrete" blarney.

 

[HawkEye244]

Looks like my attempt at plumbing in raidator pipework