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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1000019)2/12/2017 9:24:50 PM
From: miraje  Read Replies (1) of 1576012
 
OROVILLE, Calif. (KCRA) — An evacuation has been ordered for low-lying levels of Oroville and several areas downstream from Lake Oroville, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said.



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"Officials are anticipating a failure of the Auxiliary Spillway at Oroville Dam within the next 60 minutes (5:45 p.m.)," the California Department of Water Resources said on Facebook.

"A hazardous situation is developing with the Oroville Dam auxiliary spillway," the sheriff's office said on its Facebook page. "Operation of the auxiliary spillway has lead to severe erosion that could lead to a failure of the structure. Failure of the auxiliary spillway structure will result in an uncontrolled release of flood waters from Lake Oroville."




The following cities in Yuba County are under evacuation orders, the sheriff's office spokesperson Leslie Caqrbah said:

  • Marysville
  • Hallwood
  • Ollivehurst
  • Plumas Lake
  • Wheatland
In Sutter County, an immediate evacuation has been ordered for Live Oak, Yuba City, Nicolaus and all communities Feather River Yuba City basin, officials tweeted.




Residents are being asked to evacuate north, toward Chico. DWR said residents in other cities should follow the orders of local law enforcement.




An evacuation shelter has been set up at:

  • Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico at 2357 Fair Street
  • Colusa County Fairgrounds in Colusa at 1303 10th Street
California Highway Patrol will open southbound lanes of Hwy. 70 to northbound traffic, Butte County officials said.

Butte County officials also said Nelson Avenue is closed at Table Mountain Boulevard due to on going road construction.

A California Office of Emergency Services spokesperson said the potential failure of the emergency spillway is "potentially catastrophic."










Courtesy of California Department of Water Resources


DWR said there has been severe erosion on the emergency spillway, not the main spillway which was damaged by concrete erosion on Tuesday.
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