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Oroville Dam: Dramatic photos show damage to dam’s emergency spillway

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  • In this handout provided by the California Department of Water Resources (pixel.water.ca.gov), Work continues along the riverbank across the damaged spillway at Oroville Dam, to shore up the bank to allow heavy equipment to remove sediment and debris from the diversion pool on February 17, 2017 in Oroville, California.  (Photo by Brian Baer/ California Department of Water Resources via Getty Images)
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  • Despite current inclement weather, work continues on the area below the Oroville Dam emergency spillway, located in Oroville, California. Rock, aggregate, and
cement slurry continue to be placed into areas affected by erosion. This work will continue 24 hours a day. The California Department of Water Resources continues to aggressively monitor the status of the dam, spillways, the Hyatt Power Plant, related structures, and progress of repair activities. Photo taken on February 19, 2017. Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY
  • Despite current inclement weather, work continues on the area below the Oroville Dam emergency spillway, located in Oroville, California. Rock, aggregate, and
cement slurry continue to be placed into areas affected by erosion. This work will continue 24 hours a day. The California Department of Water Resources continues to aggressively monitor the status of the dam, spillways, the Hyatt Power Plant, related structures, and progress of repair activities. Photo taken on February 19, 2017. Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY
  • Despite current inclement weather, work continues on the area below the Oroville Dam emergency spillway, located in Oroville, California on Sunday on February 19, 2017. (Florence Low/California Department of Water Resources)
  • The California Department of Water Resources continues to examine and repair the erosion with more than 125 construction crews working around the clock, and placing 1,200 tons of material on the spillway per hour using helicopters and heavy construction equipment at the Butte County site. Photo taken February 18, 2017.  Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • Despite current inclement weather, work continues on the area below the Oroville Dam emergency spillway, located in Oroville, California. Rock, aggregate, and
cement slurry continue to be placed into areas affected by erosion. This work will continue 24 hours a day. The California Department of Water Resources continues to aggressively monitor the status of the dam, spillways, the Hyatt Power Plant, related structures, and progress of repair activities. Photo taken on February 19, 2017. Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • Despite current inclement weather, work continues on the area below the Oroville Dam emergency spillway, located in Oroville, California. Rock, aggregate, and
cement slurry continue to be placed into areas affected by erosion. This work will continue 24 hours a day. The California Department of Water Resources continues to aggressively monitor the status of the dam, spillways, the Hyatt Power Plant, related structures, and progress of repair activities. Photo taken on February 19, 2017. Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • The California Department of Water Resources continues to examine and repair the erosion below the Oroville Dam auxiliary spillway. More than 125 construction crews are working around the clock, and placing 1,200 tons of material on the spillway per hour using helicopters and heavy construction equipment at the Butte County site. Photo taken February 18, 2017.
 Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • The California Department of Water Resources continues to examine and repair the erosion below the Oroville Dam auxiliary spillway. More than 125 construction crews are working around the clock, and placing 1,200 tons of material on the spillway per hour using helicopters and heavy construction equipment at the Butte County site. Photo taken February 18, 2017.
 Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • The California Department of Water Resources continues to examine and repair the erosion below the Oroville Dam auxiliary spillway. More than 125 construction crews are working around the clock, and placing 1,200 tons of material on the spillway per hour using helicopters and heavy construction equipment at the Butte County site. Photo taken February 18, 2017.
 Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • The California Department of Water Resources continues to examine and repair the erosion below the Oroville Dam auxiliary spillway. More than 125 construction crews are working around the clock, and placing 1,200 tons of material on the spillway per hour using helicopters and heavy construction equipment at the Butte County site. Photo taken February 18, 2017.
 Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • The California Department of Water Resources continues to examine and repair the erosion below the Oroville Dam auxiliary spillway. More than 125 construction crews are working around the clock, and placing 1,200 tons of material on the spillway per hour using helicopters and heavy construction equipment at the Butte County site. Photo taken February 18, 2017.
 Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • Water releases over the Oroville Dam main spillway flow at 60,000 cubic feet per second, the afternoon of February 18, 2017.  Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • Water releases over the Oroville Dam main spillway flow at 60,000 cubic feet per second, the afternoon of February 18, 2017.  Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • Workers walk alongside the Oroville Dam main spillway walls in Oroville, Callifornia, on February 19, 2017. Oroville is a city in Butte County.  Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • The water level has receded behind the Oroville dam spillway gates at the Lake Oroville in Oroville, California. Oroville is a city in Butte County. Photo taken on February 18, 2017.  Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • Crews construct a barge to carry excavation equipment, that will dredge debris and sediment that has built up below the flood control spillway at the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, February 18, 2017.  Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • Airlifted by helicopter, a specialist works on the power lines near the Oroville Dam main spillway in Oroville, California, on February 18, 2017.  Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • Airlifted by helicopter, a specialist works on the power lines near the Oroville Dam main spillway in Oroville, California, on February 18, 2017.  Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY
  • The Oroville Dam main spillway is flowing at 55,000 cubic feet per second at the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California,  allowing engineers to get a better look at the damaged spillway at Lake Oroville in California. Oroville is a city in Butte County.  Photo taken in the late afternoon of February 18, 2017.  Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources
  • In this handout provided by the California Department of Water Resources (pixel.water.ca.gov), A long line of concrete trucks wait on the top of Oroville Dam to deliver concrete for the erosion repair work at the base of the Oroville Dam emergency spillway on February 17, 2017 in Oroville, California.  (Photo by Brian Baer/ California Department of Water Resources via Getty Images)
  • In this handout provided by the California Department of Water Resources (pixel.water.ca.gov), aA worker walks down the damaged roadway near the Oroville Dam emergency spillway on February 17, 2017 in Oroville, California.  (Photo by Brian Baer/ California Department of Water Resources via Getty Images)
  • In this handout provided by the California Department of Water Resources (pixel.water.ca.gov), Work continues along the riverbank across the damaged spillway at Oroville Dam, to shore up the bank to allow heavy equipment to remove sediment and debris from the diversion pool on February 17, 2017 in Oroville, California.  (Photo by Brian Baer/ California Department of Water Resources via Getty Images)
  • Despite current inclement weather, work continues on the area below the Oroville Dam emergency spillway, located in Oroville, California. Rock, aggregate, and
cement slurry continue to be placed into areas affected by erosion. This work will continue 24 hours a day. The California Department of Water Resources continues to aggressively monitor the status of the dam, spillways, the Hyatt Power Plant, related structures, and progress of repair activities. Photo taken on February 19, 2017. Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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Despite current inclement weather, work continues on the area below the Oroville Dam emergency spillway, located in Oroville, California. Rock, aggregate, and cement slurry continue to be placed into areas affected by erosion. This work will continue 24 hours a day. The California Department of Water Resources continues to aggressively monitor the status of the dam, spillways, the Hyatt Power Plant, related structures, and progress of repair activities. Photo taken on February 19, 2017. Florence Low / California Department of Water Resources, FOR EDITORIAL