The 2017 Oroville Dam Spillway Failure Explained
Practical Engineering · Explainer · 18 min · 2021 · YouTube title: What Really Happened at the Oroville Dam Spillway?
Why it's here
Pointed to as a detailed engineering walkthrough of a major dam incident, and as a parallel to software failures.
What it covers
Practical Engineering summarizes the 2017 Oroville Dam spillway failure, explaining the engineering details behind the incident. It also discusses how operators and regulators failed to keep downstream residents safe.