On 3/22/2015 2:21 PM, pyotr filipivich wrote:

Not saying raising the height of some of the dams would be a cure
all, but, increasing the capacity of the dams means that less water
has to be sent over the spillway to make way for the spring floods.

Don't recall how many years ago, was a while, but the Sierras had
collected a very heavy snow pack. Then spring arrived much sooner and
hotter than normal, and the runoff picked up quickly. Folsom dam was
dumping water as fast as they could trying to stay ahead of it.
It revived interest in finishing the Auburn dam, for a while anyway...


Jon