The agency said it is continuing to drain the reservoir behind the nation’s tallest dam faster than a series of storms are filling it. With reduced amounts of water surging down the main spillway on Sunday morning, the structural damage it sustained was clearly visible. Meanwhile, officials warned there is a high risk of flooding in parts of already-saturated Northern California as the latest storm moves in this week. The storm is expected to put added stress on levees, streams, creeks and rivers that are already approaching dangerously high water levels. Greater risk for levee problems.” Sandbagging operations were underway there as the storm approached.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 19, 2017 23:44 UTC