Category: Oroville, CA

LaMalfa answers questions about Oroville Dam in Red Bluff

Red Bluff >> Rep. Doug LaMalfa made himself available for questions Tuesday at the Tehama County Tea Party Patriots meeting at the Westside Grange Hall, where much of the discussion involved the recent emergency situation at the Oroville Dam leading to the evacuation of more than 180,000 people. “We’ve had quite the week with rainfall and the incident involving the dam’s spillway,” LaMalfa said.

The Evacuation Order Has Been Lifted for 200,000 People Living Below California’s Threatened Dam

Nearly 200,000 Northern Californians who live downstream of the country's tallest dam were allowed to return home Tuesday after two nights of uncertainty, but they were warned they may have to again flee to higher ground on a moment's notice if hastily made repairs to the battered structure don't hold. The fixes could be put to their first test later this week with the first of a series of small storms forecast for the region.

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Tens of thousands of people below the tallest U.S. dam evacuated after its damaged emergency spillway threatened to give way from the pressure of high water levels and cause massive flooding. Tens of thousands of people below the tallest U.S. dam evacuated after its damaged emergency spillway threatened to give way from the pressure of high water levels and cause massive flooding.