The Oroville Dam Crisis

The Oroville Dam spillway releases 100,000 cubic feet of water per second down the main spillway in Oroville, California on February 13, 2017. Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States' tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area. (Photo by Josh Edelson/AFP Photo)

This aerial view shows submerged trucks in flowing water in Oroville, California on February 13, 2017. Almost 200,000 people were under evacuation orders in northern California Monday after a threat of catastrophic failure at the United States' tallest dam. Officials said the threat had subsided for the moment as water levels at the Oroville Dam, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of Sacramento, have eased. But people were still being told to stay out of the area. (Photo by Josh Edelson/AFP Photo)

Desiree Garcia and her daughter Kay'lee, of Oroville, sift through donated clothing at a Red Cross relief center in Chico, California, after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the Lake Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 13, 2017. (Photo by Beck Diefenbach/Reuters)

A miniature horse is held in a stable at a Red Cross relief center in Chico, California, after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the Lake Oroville Dam, in Oroville, California, U.S. February 13, 2017. Most relief stations were not accepting pets, especially larger ones. (Photo by Beck Diefenbach/Reuters)

Violet Orozco (2nd R), 9, has her hair brushed by her sister Bertha (R), of Gridley, California, at a Red Cross relief center in Chico, California, after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the Lake Oroville Dam, in Oroville, California, U.S. February 13, 2017. (Photo by Beck Diefenbach/Reuters)

Richard Kelly (R), of Chico, distributes water at a Red Cross relief center in Chico, California, after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the Lake Oroville Dam, in Oroville, California, U.S. February 13, 2017. (Photo by Beck Diefenbach/Reuters)

California Department of Water Resources crews inspect and evaluate the erosion just below the Lake Oroville Emergency Spillway site after lake levels receded, in Oroville, California, U.S., February 13, 2017. (Photo by Kelly M. Grow/Reuters/California Department of Water Resources)

A damaged spillway with eroded hillside is seen in an aerial photo taken over the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 11, 2017. (Photo by William Croyle/Reuters/California Department of Water Resources)

A helicopter prepares to drop rock at the Lake Oroville Dam after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 13, 2017. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Rock is hauled to the Lake Oroville Dam after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 13, 2017. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

A load of rocks is lifted by a helicopter near the Lake Oroville Dam after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 13, 2017. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

A helicopter used for hauling rocks takes off near the Lake Oroville Dam after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 13, 2017. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Children hold signs thanking truck drivers hauling rocks to the Lake Oroville Dam after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 13, 2017. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

A cemetery is flooded in Marysville, California, after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S., February 14, 2017. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

A motorhome is flooded in Marysville, California, after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S., February 14, 2017. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Helicopters carry rocks as water is released from the Lake Oroville Dam after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S., February 14, 2017. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Water is released from the Lake Oroville Dam after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S., February 14, 2017. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Staff with the California Department of Water Resources watch as water is released from the Lake Oroville Dam after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S., February 14, 2017. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Water is released from the Lake Oroville Dam after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S., February 14, 2017. (Photo by Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Roseville Jail inmates Tanya Flint (L), Canace Bailey (2nd L) and Jasmine Hess (2nd R) deliver donated food and blankets under the supervision of Placer County Correctional Officer Christina Roberts at the Salvation Army relief center at the Placer County Fairgrounds in Roseville, California, after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 14, 2017. (Photo by Beck Diefenbach/Reuters)

Emma Neurohr, 4, of Oroville, looks through toys from the Salvation Army relief center at the Placer County Fairgrounds in Roseville, California, after an evacuation was ordered for communities downstream from the dam in Oroville, California, U.S. February 14, 2017. (Photo by Beck Diefenbach/Reuters)

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