mikeman Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 Maybe you should take another look at Lake Mead. It's a desert. Putting huge growing populations in a desert and counting on the water to last is pure idiocy. Just because people want it to last, does not mean it will. Just one of the many things the US is in denial about. A good rain in Northern California is not going to do 80% of California a damn bit of good.The entire state is saturated(obviously with different meanings in the desert areas), and yes, southern california gets much of their water form these reservoirs in the north. Lake mead is filled with water from the rockies and wasach, not the surrounding desert. This 5 year drought of yours is gonna be declared over by spring, it will come back someday and then you'll have to start counting its length all over again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Call Heads Posted February 10, 2017 Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 The entire state is saturated(obviously with different meanings in the desert areas), and yes, southern california gets much of their water form these reservoirs in the north. Lake mead is filled with water from the rockies and wasach, not the surrounding desert. This 5 year drought of yours is gonna be declared over by spring, it will come back someday and then you'll have to start counting its length all over againWill not need but one more most likely..Don't go buying any Arizona or California desert farmland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 As it currently stands, you could say that water in california has never been more plentiful than today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Breaking news, water now flowing over emergency spillway at oroville dam, that's it , cant hold a drop more, drought restrictions remain in effect in liberal california. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 massive evacuations ordered from dam, spillway may fail, a wall of water would destroy everything to san fransisco if it fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Call Heads Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Presently 28 degrees in Minnesota. You would think it would be colder in February. So much for global warming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Presently 28 degrees in Minnesota. You would think it would be colder in February. So much for global warming.No joke, this will be a disaster to rival anything in decades, they're dumping 100000 CFS down the main spillway to try to save it, they were unwilling to dump more than 50000 earlier, talking about nonsense like dropping rocks and sand from helicopters. Not to mention if the dam fails LA will really be short of water, even though the drought will be over, almost karma for california after their trump slurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCD Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Presently 28 degrees in Minnesota. You would think it would be colder in February. So much for global warming.Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Call Heads Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 No joke, this will be a disaster to rival anything in decades, they're dumping 100000 CFS down the main spillway to try to save it, they were unwilling to dump more than 50000 earlier, talking about nonsense like dropping rocks and sand from helicopters. Not to mention if the dam fails LA will really be short of water, even though the drought will be over, almost karma for california after their trump slurs.It is 36 degrees in Albuqueque. Forecast is for 60 degrees this week. Should be a good week to be a New Mexican. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 It is 36 degrees in Albuqueque. Forecast is for 60 degrees this week. Should be a good week to be a New Mexican.Do you have a computer, the tallest dam in the US may fail, sacramento is downstream? Wow, these forums are filled with idiots that have no idea whats going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Call Heads Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Do you have a computer, the tallest dam in the US may fail, sacramento is downstream? Wow, these forums are filled with idiots that have no idea whats going on.I hear Trump does not like New Mexicans. But it will be a good week to be one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 U tube has live feeds now of imminent dam failure, as of now 150000 ordered evacuated downstream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Call Heads Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 U tube has live feeds now of imminent dam failure, as of now 150000 ordered evacuated downstream.Are you planning on staying up to see if it goes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Call Heads Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Sacramento 105, New Orleans 99. The Kings were focused. No game scheduled tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Are you planning on staying up to see if it goes?They're actually trying to drop stuff from helicopters, that's just window dressing, right now 45 million gallons a min are going down the main spillway to try to relieve the emergency spillway, which is failing, those helicopters are doing nothing, yuba city now facing evacuation. On the bright side, if the spillway fails, it will only be 40 ft of lake released(for now), not the whole dam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Call Heads Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 They're actually trying to drop stuff from helicopters, that's just window dressing, right now 45 million gallons a min are going down the main spillway to try to relieve the emergency spillway, which is failing, those helicopters are doing nothing, yuba city now facing evacuation. On the bright side, if the spillway fails, it will only be 40 ft of lake released(for now), not the whole dam.What's forecast for Lake Mead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 lake oroville right now contains about 40% of the water that's in lake mead, that's a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Call Heads Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 lake oroville right now contains about 40% of the water that's in lake mead, that's a lot.I learned on the Discovery channel that the Colorado River every couple of 100,000 years develops such a torrent that it will blow through the Hoover Dam. The joke will be on the libs then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Yuba city now evacuating, another 70000 people running in the middle of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCD Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 The water level is down to 900 feet which is the emergency spillway threshhold but they're fucked when the snow melt begins or if there is more rain. They tried to address this situation in 2006 I think but the Federal government (that would be Bush) said fuck you and there was some Austrian Republican governor dude and California water agencies who kind of blew it off too. It was environmental groups that filed a motion to have the emergency spillway be switched to concrete rather than remain an earthen bank. Not sure where you read that a wall of water is going to destroy everything between Oroville and SF: the areas that would be immediately affected are Oroville, Palermo, Gridley, Thermalito, South Oroville, Oroville Dam, Oroville East and Wyandotte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Nothing on the mainstream media, amazing, that's why you cant trust them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Always Call Heads Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 I like weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 The water level is down to 900 feet which is the emergency spillway threshhold but they're fucked when the snow melt begins or if there is more rain. They tried to address this situation in 2006 I think but the Federal government (that would be Bush) said fuck you and there was some Austrian Republican governor dude and California water agencies who kind of blew it off too. It was environmental groups that filed a motion to have the emergency spillway be switched to concrete rather than remain an earthen bank. Not sure where you read that a wall of water is going to destroy everything between Oroville and SF: the areas that would be immediately affected are Oroville, Palermo, Gridley, Thermalito, South Oroville, Oroville Dam, Oroville East and Wyandotte. those are the closest cities, now yuba city too, they've let enough water out now to reduce the level so no water is going over the spillway(except for a possible hole). You right though, next weeks storms will likely cause enough runoff to overwhelm the dam if it doesn't go now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 For you nutcases out there, kooks are saying that god is punishing califormia for being liberal - gods sending the rain. they're saying now that sacramento is in no danger, that's good, except they said the same thing about the other cities 12 hours ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 fox news showing live news conference now, cnn nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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