Spillway gate test at Roosevelt Dam

To make sure Roosevelt Dam can safely move water during flood conditions, the spillway gates are raised and lowered once a year to test them. But this May, for only the second time since the dam's height was increased in 1996, lake levels were high enough so water gushed from the spillways during the test. Operational spillways are important because in a large flood event they would be required to safely manage the flood without damage to the dam.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• water
• dam
• spillway
• release

[37zeus37]

If you look closely at 0:36 you can see Chuck Norris in a Kayak

[WackyWadslow]

Instant Niagara Falls - Just Add Water

[arni291]

@ypoons89 physic my friend

[InLoveWithMinecraft]

looks like an awesome waterslide

[ypoons89]

How do the really know its 53,000 gallons a second??? They really just guess

[prchecker]

some sweet info here

[bribribri56]

very interesting thanks

[tryithere]

@czJagermeister Mostly for overflow control to keep the dam from being overloaded.

[tryithere]

Shouldn't the Roosevelt Dam be built on a giant wheel chair?

[xpez]

I want to see some one ride it on an inner tube

[pleb88smoggie]

rainbow @ 00:40

[czJagermeister]

They do these type of gates for add oxygen to water?