Oroville Dam Riverbanks COLLAPSE after dam spillway is shut off

State Department of Water Resources officials have said they’re keeping an eye on the Feather River for erosion. Most of the collapsed riverbanks have been reported in Sutter and Yuba counties.

Riverbanks along the Feather River in California have collapsed, after state officials shut off the Oroville Dam’s damaged main spillway.

The river level dropped suddenly, with almond farmer Brad Foster telling the San Francisco Chronicle: ‘The damage is catastrophic.’

He said: ‘When the bank pulled in, it pulled the pumps with it. It busted the steel pipes.’

Water officials announced Monday that they were closing the floodgates at the top of the spillway, stopping the release of water from Lake Oroville and showing that much of the concrete spillway is now gone. It’s been replaced by a deep gash in the earth on both sides.

State Department of Water Resources officials told the Chronicle they’re keeping an eye on the Feather River for erosion. Most of the collapsed riverbanks have been reported in Sutter and Yuba counties, the newspaper said.

Source: Riverbanks COLLAPSE after dam spillway is shut off | Daily Mail Online