MikedaddyH Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Old pictures first. Backside of dam during construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Construction of original Don Pedro dam in 1922. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 New Don Pedro dam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Don Pedro spillway. Dry,after some rain,last week,now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Don Pedro spillway. 5 Days ago,19 hours ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 The spillway at the New Don Pedro Dam is being used for the first time since 1997 . And it is not holding up so well ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Just heard a report there are are conflicting theories on how this volume of water will be affecting the various tectonic plates/faults in the region. One school says it will lubricate them and allow them to let loose. The other school thinks there will be no change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, planeflyer21 said: Just heard a report there are are conflicting theories on how this volume of water will be affecting the various tectonic plates/faults in the region. One school says it will lubricate them and allow them to let loose. The other school thinks there will be no change. Only one way to prove your theory.... 8.0 should do it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Learn to swim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 Time to get a bigger boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 RoboCop has to be thinkin'... Orville to the north,DonPedro to the south,flooding to the west. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 51 minutes ago, blue109 said: Learn to swim Beat me to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washguy Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 This is normal driveway runoff to the street after a thunderstorm here in Texas Wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted February 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 This is only the beginning, 500" of snow is on the ground in the mountains. If the temperature goes up and it rains... The whole central valley is balls deep in water ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) Dam , seems like they have problems We know the Libfuk Politicians have no clue on how to run any type of Government and we know there will never be anyone held accountable for their lack of judgement and complete disregard for their responsibilities of their office . I don't think the American tax payers should foot the bill for Negligence from the people who should have repaired & updated these Dam's . This goes back further then Jerry , Arnold has part of it . Edited February 22, 2017 by survivalshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, survivalshop said: I don't think the American tax payers should foot the bill for Negligence from the people who should have repaired & updated these Dam's . This goes back further then Jerry , Arnold has part of it . Whew! For a minute I didn't think they'd have a (R) to blame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Just now, planeflyer21 said: Whew! For a minute I didn't think they'd have a (R) to blame! If you want to categorize him as such Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 Thank God that dam drought is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mineralman55 Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 9 hours ago, planeflyer21 said: Just heard a report there are are conflicting theories on how this volume of water will be affecting the various tectonic plates/faults in the region. One school says it will lubricate them and allow them to let loose. The other school thinks there will be no change. Most pointy-headed fools In the media can't even begin to understand the details involved in these things. First, surface runoff will not affect the tectonic plates. The plates are too big, deep and remote. Second, we have known from the 1940s and 1950s what might, might happen around very deep disposal/injector wells and extremely large dams. It's documented and in peer reviewed papers. It happened in Rangely, Colorado, it happened in the Ramapo Mountains in N.J., it happened in various major dam construction projects around the world. If they are not sealing faults, there is sometimes fluid seepage from deep injector wells into preexisting faults and joints. The fluids lubricate these potential slippage planes and cause many micro-earthquakes by releasing built up strain along the faults. No big earthquakes, nothing catastrophic, no Kalifornia slipping into the Pacific (damn it.) Surface runoff from these spillways isn't going to do a thing other than cause extensive surface erosion. These fools should go back to their finger painting and leave any science reporting to people who actually know something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted February 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) http://www.cbsnews.com/news/latest-storm-gone-but-northern-california-flooding-fears-grows-as-dams-overflow/ Edit : I tried ! Oh well ! Sorry. Edited February 22, 2017 by MikedaddyH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 I just found out we are getting 12 inches of snow on Friday! It's 54 right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beantown Posted February 23, 2017 Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 The San Joaquin Valley was once a bay\lake many moons ago. Bakersfield just might be waterfront property once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MikedaddyH Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 Canyon dam was overflowing on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted February 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2017 La Grange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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