Good Morning, y’all!
It seems that at 20:00 hrs yesterday, they upped the total flow (spillway + Hyatt Plant + Low Flow) from 38000 to 43000 gps, this after raising it from 37000 to 38000 at 1900 hrs. I don’t know if it’s increased through the gates or the power plant or some combination thereof.
Series of DWR meetings on Oroville Spillway to begin Thursday
By: Natasa Bansagi
Posted: Apr 27, 2017 06:48 AM PDT
Series of DWR meetings on Oroville Spillway to begin Thursday
GRIDLEY, Calif. - Thursday night the Department of Water Resources will hold the first in a series of public meetings to explain spillway repairs to the public.
Seven meetings will be held in several communities from Oroville to Sacramento. The first will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Butte County Fairgrounds in Gridley. It starts with an information session, followed by a presentation at 6:30 p.m. and then a question and answer session.
Officials are also advising of increased releases from the Oroville Dam to the Feather River. The flows began increasing at 7 p.m. Wednesday. They expect the total flow to increase from 36,500 cubic feet per second to 41,500 cubic feet per second. Be advised that the river will be deeper and swifter if you’re planning to head near the water.
Thursday morning, hundreds of Butte County students affected by the Oroville Spillway evacuations will get a special visit from the Sacramento Kings. There will be three assemblies for 1500 elementary school students.
The Kings mascot and a community representative will visit students from districts including Bangor, Feather Falls, Golden Feather, Gridley, Manzanita, Pioneer and Thermalito. The assemblies will take place in Oroville and Gridley.