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		dzdt on March 3, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Images and video showing extent of Oroville dam da... I wonder if they will reroute the main spillway down its new channel. That looks like it might be easier than trying to fill the hillside back up all the way to the previous level.

Animats on March 3, 2017 | [–]

No way. Too close to the base of the dam itself. If anything, it might be rerouted northwest, away from the dam.

zodPod on March 3, 2017 | [–]

Plus it clearly prefers that route!

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