Lake Berryessa, California

Lake Berryessa's spillway fully active after Northern California atmospheric river
In what has become a much-anticipated sight, the morning glory spillway at Lake Berryessa is now active after this week's storms.
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There’s really nothing like it. It’s a very odd-looking spillway that just disappears into the void. You almost have to see it.”
Watch: Water pours into unique spillway in California's Lake Berryessa for the first time in six years
The unique spillway at California's Lake Berryessa was activated this week for the first time in six years, according to Solano County Water Agency. Chris Lee, the general manager of the Solano County Water Agency, told sister station KCRA that water began flowing into the passive spillway Tuesday at 6:15 p.m.
Atmospheric river storms push famed Bay Area spillway over the brink
The spillway at Napa County’s Lake Berryessa reservoir — lovingly referred to as the Glory Hole — is active again after six years following this week’s atmospheric rivers, officials announced. The Glory Hole acts as flood mitigation for the the manmade lake,
Watch: Water pours into Lake Berryessa ‘Glory Hole’ for the first time in six years
Chris Lee, the general manager of the Solano County Water Agency, told KCRA 3 that water began flowing into the passive spillway Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. The hole at Lake Berryessa is a unique drainage feature that is the overflow valve for that reservoir.
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For the first time in six years, water is gushing through a unique spillway in Lake Berryessa, just north of San Francisco.
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