tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post2001263191015375906..comments2024-03-28T22:59:13.389-07:00Comments on daily timewaster: The latest on Oroville.c w swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-85192979383424369132017-02-21T15:54:36.183-08:002017-02-21T15:54:36.183-08:00I thought about that, but I was thinking that area...I thought about that, but I was thinking that area would have been more than around 150 feet above sea level. Makes sense, though.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829766843115897356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-28240466398539405962017-02-21T12:18:15.537-08:002017-02-21T12:18:15.537-08:00Steve, I think all lake levels are given as elevat...Steve, I think all lake levels are given as elevation above sea level. However, the dam itself, without any water, would stand 770 feet tall (NOT above sea level) from the base to the top. Sonoboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503522666667675263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-19817942613658404272017-02-20T20:50:17.155-08:002017-02-20T20:50:17.155-08:00Good question. Good question. c w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-41463773694846994492017-02-20T20:17:33.891-08:002017-02-20T20:17:33.891-08:00Ignorant question time. If the dam is 770 feet tal...Ignorant question time. If the dam is 770 feet tall, how is the lake at 850 feet, with the emergency spillway kicking in at 901 feet? I assume that's the depth from the lowest point in the lake? Did they dig an additional 150 feet out of the bottom?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829766843115897356noreply@blogger.com