How do you rebuild one of the biggest spillways in the world after a catastrophic failure with the next flood season right around the corner? This video covers the engineering and construction required to repair both the main (FCO) spillway and emergency spillway after they were catastrophically damaged during flooding in the spring of 2017. To see my coverage of the incident and the forensic team report, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxNM4DGBRMU LINKS ____________________________________ Juan Brown (Blancolirio) - null California DWR - null Board of Consultants Memos - https://water.ca.gov/Programs/State-Water-Project/SWP-Facilities/Oroville/Oroville-Spillways/Board-of-Consultants Spillway Incident Forensic Report - https://damsafety.org/sites/default/files/files/Independent%20Forensic%20Team%20Report%20Final%2001-05-18.pdf Watch this video and the entire Practical Engineering catalog ad-free on Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/practical-engineering Practical Engineering is a YouTube channel about infrastructure and the human-made world around us. It is hosted, written, and produced by Grady Hillhouse. We have new videos posted regularly, so please subscribe for updates. If you enjoyed the video, hit that ‘like’ button, give us a comment, or watch another of our videos! CONNECT WITH ME ____________________________________ Website: http://practical.engineering/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HillhouseGrady Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/practicalengineering Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/PracticalEngineering Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PracticalEngineerGrady​ Patreon: http://patreon.com/PracticalEngineering SPONSORSHIP INQUIRIES ____________________________________ Please email my agent at practicalengineering@standard.tv DISCLAIMER ____________________________________ This is not engineering advice. Everything here is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Contact an engineer licensed to practice in your area if you need professional advice or services. All non-licensed clips used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. SPECIAL THANKS ____________________________________ This video is sponsored by Warby Parker. Home Try-On Kits are US only. No international shipping. Stock video and imagery provided by Getty Images. Tonic and Energy by Elexive is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6fBPdu8w9U Producer/Writer/Host: Grady Hillhouse Editor/Production Assistant: Wesley Crump Script Editor: Ralph Crewe