You know it's a wet winter when the famous Lake Berryessa spillway is active

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- You know it is a wet winter in the Bay Area when the reservoir at Lake Berryessa in Napa County overflows and the spillway is active.

About a week ago the hole was dry but then came this latest round of rain. Now water is rushing through, it works kind of like the drain in the kitchen sink.
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The water goes through a pipe and travels about 200 feet to Putah Creek.

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It is quite a sight to see and doesn't happen too often. The last time the reservoir overflowed and the spillway was active was February 2017.
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Before that, it had been ten years since the spillway was running.

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