188,000 people evacuated and Oroville dam was expected to fail.
Interesting article, it reads like an ongoing situation summary. Apparently the dam had been expected to fail, possibly losing 30' (vertical) of spillway which would have put towns downstream underwater. However...
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...Water flow over spillway stopped

State officials say the water spilling over the Oroville Dam’s emergency spillway has stopped as the lake level dropped low enough.

At 8:45 p.m. the lake level fell below the lip of the auxiliary spillway for the first time since Saturday and “the flowing has stopped,”said Department of Water Resources spokesman Doug Carlson. ...
Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article132332499.html

There's another good read at: http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article132356269.html


Edited by Russ (02/13/17 01:36 PM)
Edit Reason: Added link