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Two photos show an aerial view of the Oroville Dam on June 23, 2005 and water gushing through a gully on river left of the primary spillway on February 11, 2017

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(top) Aerial view of the Oroville Dam on June 23, 2005. Photo Paul Hames, California Department of Water Resources. (bottom) Water gushing through a gully on river left of the primary spillway on February 11, 2017, following severe erosion on the paved portion of the ramp. Photo by William Croyle, California Department of Water Resources.