I live in Kernville... Building this damn was an economic BOOM for Kernville and the outer communities... What a great job done. This Damn looks DAMN good!
@@wanaraz If it did you can triple the cost it would take to build it. Kern county isn't exactly rolling in the banjamins, no county is; except the ones that have a French Laundry restaurant in them. Plus the amount of water flow wouldn't produce an economical amount of power to to build it (HPP). This project was about safety, not money; at least not up front.
I'm from originally from Bakersfield, been to Lake Isabella many times in my childhood. I'm glad this was taken care of now than never doing any of it. Yes. It's my first time seeing this when it is a necessity to help direct that water and not to flood the towns in its path.
Sadly the moron politicians should have been building new reservoirs and shoring up any reservoirs that needed work on their infrastructures during the extended drought but they were too dumb to do anything but waste tax dollars
Build Sites, but it is not enough! Do this also: There is 11 times more water in The Columbia River. IT is easy to move 1 or 2 "Colorado Rivers", down to Red Bluff. No pumps are needed! CA`s water problem are fixed forever!!!
@@larsfridtjofnrheim1638 there are many fixes, you are correct but the lack of movement toward solving the water problem while building a high speed rail is ridiculous. They are not even looking at the biggest resource and building adequate de-salinization plants
@@rstats2127 Argee. The world`s slowest, most expensive fast train, will maybe cost 27 times more than a water tunnel (whit needed infrastructure), from The Columbia River to Red Bluff....
It will. In 10,000 years after all human life has been slowly roasted by sustained 160 degree temperatures. Followed by an ice age that scrapes all traces of human habitation off 80% of North American continent.
👍💪🙏😇❤🕊🌹 Love this will be awesome once it's done to see it from the sky flying over it. Sincerely Jacqueline Trimm Syme Hamblen Morrison family bloodline.
Build Sites, but it is not enough! Do this also: There is 11 times more water in The Columbia River. IT is easy to move 1 or 2 "Colorado Rivers", down to Red Bluff. No pumps are needed! CA`s water problem are fixed forever!!!
Hi Mike, the new spillway is not being used yet. Over the last several weeks we’ve seen about an 80% increase in water levels, but it's still below the level when we’d need to start making flood releases. As of Jan. 19, the reservoir level is around 108,430 acre-feet, which is about 63% of the capacity of the flood conservation pool (170,000 acre-feet). At gross pool (568,100 acre-feet), the water would be even with the bottom of the new labyrinth weir in the mouth of the emergency spillway. So, in order to use the new emergency spillway, the water would have to exceed gross pool quite substantially (28 ft higher). Water levels in the reservoir would need to increase more than 400% from current levels for us to use the emergency spillway. Thanks for the great question! You can track hourly water levels for Isabella Lake at the following links: cdec.water.ca.gov/dynamicapp/QueryDaily?s=ISB www.spk-wc.usace.army.mil/fcgi-bin/hourly.py?report=isb
Yeah that's not true at all the lake has not been close to high in more than 15 years. Even now after the massive snow storms and rain fall the lake is only at 45% capacity. This lake can store 568k acre feet we have barely touched 250 as of March 12th.
That’s very nice how but building more Dams on the north part off California to prevent all that water going to sea this way California will have pleanty of water?
@@robtdougherty first time I camped at Lake Isabella the water flows were constant. River clear. Fishing good. that was 50 years ago. Camped there l three years ago and river was a trickling. Campground mostly gated and what was open empty except a few boaters on weekends. One torrential flood only benefits water customers. Does more damage than good for the ecosystem. Hopefully regular rains will return and stay to stabilize things.
too bad they are draining all the lakes to manipulate a "drought" here in ca. too many damn cattles in this state...wonder when the people gonna wake up.
you are full of crap there is a ongoing drought going on filling the lakes helps but we need consistent rainfall for a few years not once every 6 years.
@@markvanderstelt8999 look into chicken feed causing chickens across the globe not to have eggs. Look into all meat factories that are catching on fire. They all just so happen to happen at the same time? You think it's coincidence. Politicians are playing you people for fools
Yes, we have historic photos of dam construction here: www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/Images/?igsearch=dam%20site&igtag=dam%20site www.spk.usace.army.mil/Portals/12/documents/civil_works/Isabella/cultural_resources/210819_Isabella_cultural_resources_pub-final.pdf (see page 2, 50-54)
We can now test it out as the lower Sierra range is over 200% of its average
I live in Kernville... Building this damn was an economic BOOM for Kernville and the outer communities... What a great job done. This Damn looks DAMN good!
Does it make electricity?
@@wanaraz I do not believe so.
@@geneconroy7795 All that money spent and no juice. Geez
@@wanaraz It does, 2 turbines can been seen running at the base in the video at 0:47
@@wanaraz If it did you can triple the cost it would take to build it.
Kern county isn't exactly rolling in the banjamins, no county is; except the ones that have a French Laundry restaurant in them.
Plus the amount of water flow wouldn't produce an economical amount of power to to build it (HPP).
This project was about safety, not money; at least not up front.
Thanks for posting!
With all of the rain we got to start 2023 we need an updated video of the lake full!!!!!
I'm from originally from Bakersfield, been to Lake Isabella many times in my childhood. I'm glad this was taken care of now than never doing any of it. Yes. It's my first time seeing this when it is a necessity to help direct that water and not to flood the towns in its path.
Me in 2021, "We don't need no stinking new dam." Me in 2023, "Thank God for the new dam."
Sadly the moron politicians should have been building new reservoirs and shoring up any reservoirs that needed work on their infrastructures during the extended drought but they were too dumb to do anything but waste tax dollars
Build Sites, but it is not enough! Do this also: There is 11 times more water in The Columbia River. IT is easy to move 1 or 2 "Colorado Rivers", down to Red Bluff. No pumps are needed! CA`s water problem are fixed forever!!!
@@larsfridtjofnrheim1638 there are many fixes, you are correct but the lack of movement toward solving the water problem while building a high speed rail is ridiculous. They are not even looking at the biggest resource and building adequate de-salinization plants
@@rstats2127 Argee. The world`s slowest, most expensive fast train, will maybe cost 27 times more than a water tunnel (whit needed infrastructure), from The Columbia River to Red Bluff....
@@larsfridtjofnrheim1638 the State leadership cries about water but millions of gallons flow down the Sacramento and Columbia rivers to the ocean
Completed in 22, I guess we’re going to see now.
Great job coorp guys
Yes the lake is no longer what it used to be I hope it one day will get back to the way it was
It will. In 10,000 years after all human life has been slowly roasted by sustained 160 degree temperatures. Followed by an ice age that scrapes all traces of human habitation off 80% of North American continent.
@@samshepperrd okay, climate alarmist
Don’t look now, but the lake is full! (2/2/23)
@@gartwilliams3347 don’t look now 😂
@@samshepperrd This comment aged like milk lmao. CO2 hysteria is a cult
The lake is almost gone! It’s down 75 percent! I was just there today!
It’s full now! In fact 50+ feet above “full pool!”
Lol. 3 10 23. It's back!!!!
So glad they made this
👍💪🙏😇❤🕊🌹 Love this will be awesome once it's done to see it from the sky flying over it. Sincerely Jacqueline Trimm Syme Hamblen Morrison family bloodline.
So cool! Go USACE!
They are getting the run off now to test it!!!!
😰😰😰😰
Build Sites, but it is not enough! Do this also: There is 11 times more water in The Columbia River. IT is easy to move 1 or 2 "Colorado Rivers", down to Red Bluff. No pumps are needed! CA`s water problem are fixed forever!!!
No more dry lake today... 3 10 23
Is the new spillway being used currently? levels are very high !
Hi Mike, the new spillway is not being used yet. Over the last several weeks we’ve seen about an 80% increase in water levels, but it's still below the level when we’d need to start making flood releases.
As of Jan. 19, the reservoir level is around 108,430 acre-feet, which is about 63% of the capacity of the flood conservation pool (170,000 acre-feet).
At gross pool (568,100 acre-feet), the water would be even with the bottom of the new labyrinth weir in the mouth of the emergency spillway. So, in order to use the new emergency spillway, the water would have to exceed gross pool quite substantially (28 ft higher). Water levels in the reservoir would need to increase more than 400% from current levels for us to use the emergency spillway.
Thanks for the great question! You can track hourly water levels for Isabella Lake at the following links:
cdec.water.ca.gov/dynamicapp/QueryDaily?s=ISB
www.spk-wc.usace.army.mil/fcgi-bin/hourly.py?report=isb
Yeah that's not true at all the lake has not been close to high in more than 15 years. Even now after the massive snow storms and rain fall the lake is only at 45% capacity. This lake can store 568k acre feet we have barely touched 250 as of March 12th.
How did Catalina become a Constant Princess? A crown doesn't endure forever. Is there a ghost town underneath Lake Isabella
That’s very nice how but building more Dams on the north part off California to prevent all that water going to sea this way California will have pleanty of water?
Just in time?
New spillway for Isabella Reservoir. Just in time for the Kern River to dry up.
HAHAHA, did you see videos of the river a couple days ago? pretty intense
@@robtdougherty first time I camped at Lake Isabella the water flows were constant. River clear. Fishing good. that was 50 years ago. Camped there l three years ago and river was a trickling. Campground mostly gated and what was open empty except a few boaters on weekends. One torrential flood only benefits water customers. Does more damage than good for the ecosystem. Hopefully regular rains will return and stay to stabilize things.
Scheduled to be completed in 2022 he said....Government math for you....Still working on it.....New planned finished date is 2025......
Just in time?
It only took 12 years to START building
Cal, Harry's on line 2. Wants to speak to you.
too bad they are draining all the lakes to manipulate a "drought" here in ca. too many damn cattles in this state...wonder when the people gonna wake up.
Not enough cows.
you are full of crap there is a ongoing drought going on filling the lakes helps but we need consistent rainfall for a few years not once every 6 years.
@@markvanderstelt8999 That's why we release 80% of our rainwater every year for the past 15 years. But I guess you knew that.
@@markvanderstelt8999 look into chicken feed causing chickens across the globe not to have eggs. Look into all meat factories that are catching on fire. They all just so happen to happen at the same time? You think it's coincidence. Politicians are playing you people for fools
@@kongxiong6005 Some fresh water just goes straight to the ocean like the Sacramento river.
anything the armycore does is a failure! What a joke!
Do you have a video and photos of original dam being built in 1950?
Yes, we have historic photos of dam construction here:
www.spk.usace.army.mil/Media/Images/?igsearch=dam%20site&igtag=dam%20site
www.spk.usace.army.mil/Portals/12/documents/civil_works/Isabella/cultural_resources/210819_Isabella_cultural_resources_pub-final.pdf (see page 2, 50-54)
I BET THAT LAKES FULL NOW 3/26/23 anymore rain thats spillway will be tested..
this dam will collapse.
Army Core of engineers are bunch of failures.