Reports Addicks Dam in Houston Overtopping, Spillover Imminent

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Fox News? @FoxNews 25m25 minutes ago
Addicks Dam in Houston Less Than a Foot From Spilling Over

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The Bishop? @BillBishopKHOU
Army Corps of Engineers says there could be uncontrolled releases of water on the north end of the Addicks spillway on Tuesday. #khou




CJ⚒? @cjmoose
Blue: main spillway, discharging 3800cfs.
Purple: uncontrolled flow over emergency spillway will flow down 8-Beltway to Buffalo Bayou.




Eric Patton? @EricPattonPsi 7h7 hours ago
Map of Addicks Dam with spillway


Aaron Franco? @AFrancoTX 35m35 minutes ago
They started a $75B repair project in 2016, but it's not finished. What happens when the dam is overtopped? One expert's guess is chilling:




Aaron Franco? @AFrancoTX 44m44 minutes ago
The dam was completed back in 1948. In 2009, it was rated "extremely high risk of catastrophic failure" by the Army Corps of Engineers

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The Bishop? @BillBishopKHOU 2m2 minutes ago
Breaking: Army Corps of Engineers says homes upstream of the Addicks and Barker reservoirs are now flooding. #khou #HouNews

The Bishop? @BillBishopKHOU 1m1 minute ago
Here are the neighborhoods that may be impacted by the water coming out of the north end of Addicks reservoir.

Twin Lakes, Eldridge Park, Lakes on Eldridge, Lakes on Eldridge north, Independence Farms, Tanner Heights, Heritage Business Parks.

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1. Rain is abating today. We're near there. Not in danger, still dry.

But htown is hurting. The break from the constant rain is just in time for us.

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2. inlaws, wife's sister and fam right outside of Houston

...on 'higher ground' and sheltering in place with at least two emergency borders.

Good news about rain break.

[FLPanhandle]

3. It's now over 108'

https://www.harriscountyfws.org/GageDetail/Index/2110?R=1

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8. gauges flooded

The Bishop? @BillBishopKHOU 8m8 minutes ago
Breaking: Harris County Flood Control says the gauges in the Addicks and Barker reservoirs have both been flooded. Trying to repair. #khou

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4. Addicks pool is now at 108.01 ft or at the top of the N spillway

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5. Lighting a candle for Texas

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6. USACE warns them and they ignore

When it fails watch the Texas political heads blame USACE and NOT Congress for appropriating funds to fix it.

[Javaman]

7. it's spilling over now

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41081629

Houston flood: Addicks dam begins overspilling

A major dam outside Houston has begun overspilling as Storm Harvey pushes the reservoir past capacity, a Texas official says.
Engineers have tried to prevent nearby communities from being inundated by releasing some of the water held by the Addicks dam.
But flood control official Jeff Lindner says water levels are now over the height of the reservoir edge.
Harvey has brought huge floods to Texas and is starting to affect Louisiana.
Unprecendented rainfall has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. At least nine people are reported to have died in the Houston area.

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9. more than 3000 structures around Addicks & Barker might get water in them

The Bishop? @BillBishopKHOU 6m6 minutes ago
Harris County Flood Control estimates a total of more than 3000 structures around Addicks & Barker might get water in them. #khou #HouNews

The Bishop? @BillBishopKHOU 4m4 minutes ago
Harris County Flood Control says if water gets in the homes around the Addicks & Barker reservoirs…it may be there for a month. #khou

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10. Damn.

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11. nbc

The water level surpassed the top of Addicks Dam just before 8 a.m. CT, when the water level rose to 108.1 feet, exceeding the reservoir's capacity of 108 feet, according to the Harris County flood warning website.

Jay Townsend, a spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers, said water will now flow into uncontrolled runoff areas around the dam. From there, it will spread into already rain-swollen streets and eventually into the Buffalo Bayou, a narrow body of water that runs through downtown Houston.

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/rain-swollen-addicks-dam-houston-overflows-first-time-n797076