Oct 18, 2014

Row, Row, Row your boat CAREFULLY!










Lake Berryessa.
Near the dam on the southeast side of the reservoir is an open bell-mouth spillway, 72 feet (22 m) in diameter, which is known as the Glory Hole. The pipe has a straight drop of 200 feet (61 m),[4] and the diameter shrinks down to about 28 feet (8.5 m). The spillway has a maximum capacity of 48.000 cfs (1360 cms). In 1997 a woman was killed after being pulled inside the spillway.[4]

2 comments:

  1. Not even a "no fishing" sign?

    That hole is scary!

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  2. It IS, Jay. I would have though some kind of warning signs, difficult as that might be to accomplish.

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