But by Tuesday, the Addicks Reservoir had filled, and water was pouring at an uncontrolled rate over an emergency spillway. Despite the releases, the water line at the Barker Reservoir was rising faster than expected. The corps had assured the public before the storm that there was little chance that the dams would overflow. “It is a very risky situation.”Tuesday afternoon, Dave Cervera, 45, stood on the Barker Reservoir dam and took a long look toward his neighborhood, which he had just evacuated. The Addicks and Barker dams were considered among the world’s longest when they were conceived after disastrous floods in 1929 and 1935.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 29, 2017 21:49 UTC