23 hours ago · The Glory Hole acts as flood mitigation for the the manmade lake, serving as a massive funnel once water levels reach about 440 feet. Last year, water levels at the spillway edged on the brink of ...

1 day ago · The hole at Lake Berryessa is a unique drainage feature that is the overflow valve for that reservoir. It measures 72 feet at the top and then narrows to 30 feet. When the lake rises to 440 feet ...

2 days ago · The Glory Hole pulls water out of the reservoir and spills it out on the other side of Monticello Dam, into Putah Creek. Pleasant Hill Lake in Perrysville, Ohio also has a spillway like this.

2 days ago · Lake Berryessa, a manmade reservoir in Napa County created by the Monticello Dam, has been hovering at a 436' water surface level since the beginning of the year. The lake spills at the 440' mark ...

3 days ago · For the first time since February 2019, water gushed into Lake Berryessa’s “Glory Hole” spillway late Tuesday after the area received about 2 inches of rain, said Chris Lee, general manager ...

1 day ago · (Locals call it the glory hole.) ... Lake Berryessa was created in 1958 after the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation built Monticello Dam and harnessed the waters of Putah Creek. The reservoir is in Napa ...

Mar 15, 2019 · This is the ‘The Glory Hole’ at Lake Berryessa. Officially, its name is the ‘Morning Glory Spillway,’ as the hole is actually a unique spillway for the lake and Monticello Dam.

Mar 28, 2024 · The hole is a circular concrete pipe that’s 72 feet across and juts just above the lake’s surface. Water fills the spillway when the lake’s surface level reaches 440 feet.

Apr 19, 2024 · Lake Berryessa’s spillway, famously known as the Glory Hole, has been on the brink of activation for more than two weeks, hanging a few inches away from a full spill for what’s likely the longest...

Apr 9, 2019 · We've all been hearing a lot about it: A duck fell into Lake Berryessa's spillway, also known as the Glory Hole. The whole thing was caught on camera.