We're, of course, referring to the iconic and distinctly designed spillway in the North Bay's Lake Berryessa, a reservoir next to the Monticello Dam. "It's called a glory hole spillway.

JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty When water rises above a certain level the dam must release the excess volume through what’s known as a “spillway” in order to prevent structural damage.

Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The dam level was recently sitting at around 80 per cent but it has risen steadily over the last week or so.

The return of the monsoon has been a big boost to Darwin’s main water source with Darwin River Dam on track to start flowing over the spillway in coming days . The dam level was recently sitting ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. The dam level was recently sitting at around 80 per cent but it has risen steadily over the last week or so. Power and Water says with more monsoon ...

The Vaal Dam has experienced a slight decrease in water levels following the strategic opening of multiple valves on Monday, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). As of ...

We are able to draw flow from the Logan river model dam spillways that need to be tested to make sure that they can safely carry the flows that they they need to.” The facility hosts around 50-60 ...

A rare and mesmerizing scene is taking place in the North Bay as the round "glory hole" spillway at Lake Berryessa ... been above the glory hole = 46. The dam was completed in 1957, creating ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Council. Followed categories will be added to My News. While the council has posted a $4.2 million increase in its operation revenue, this was outweighed by a ...

Lake Berryessa’s glory hole is back in action. That’s the Morning Glory Spillway, to be exact: a massive, swirling drain at Monticello Dam designed to prevent flooding when Lake Berryessa’s ...

HYRUM - Construction of a new, much needed spillway on Hyrum Dam was announced earlier this week by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Construction will begin later this year. The Bureau awarded a $115 ...

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a contract valued at $115 million to Ames Federal to replace a Hyrum Dam spillway in Cache County, Utah. According to an award ...