February 14, 2007: Big-ass drain hole

Undertoad · 02-14-2007, 03:32 PM

Axlrosen finds this tiem via the blog Fogonazos - no I don't know what it means either, but it has highlighted this, the largest drain hole in the world.

This water passageway is the usual spill method for the Monticello Dam in Northern California.

It blows out its hole with great might.

More pics at the blog entry linked to above. They link to this site which explains it in some detail. Apparently the engineering term for this type of spillway is 'morning glory spillway', and they use the term 'glory hole' for this particular one. I decided not to attract Google links by using the term as the subject for today's item.

barefoot serpent · 02-14-2007, 03:54 PM

I hope they don't allow boating when the water level is high.

Flint · 02-14-2007, 03:57 PM

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Trilby · 02-14-2007, 04:15 PM

I guess to some, that would be an appropriate Valentine's Day image.

LabRat · 02-14-2007, 04:39 PM

I'm never dissapointed in IOTDs that use 'big-ass' in their title....

UT said Gl0ry h0le. huh huh huh huh huh

Sheldonrs · 02-14-2007, 04:46 PM

Just what I need, another draining hole.

Elspode · 02-14-2007, 04:47 PM

Someone with mad 'Shop skills needs to insert a crane with a giant rubber sink stopper on a cable hovering over that drain.

Cloud · 02-14-2007, 04:51 PM

Wow. It's like the resting place of the Water Sarlacc!

xoxoxoBruce · 02-14-2007, 05:29 PM

Man, what a ride.

Mav · 02-14-2007, 06:31 PM

it looks strangely like the portal from Sliders

wonder what parallel world is on the other side ;p

milkfish · 02-14-2007, 06:54 PM

It should be swirling counter-clockwise, this big ass-drain hole.

zippyt · 02-14-2007, 06:57 PM

Man, what a ride.

A dam a few hours away had to put a fence around there "HOLE " because drunk idiots were waiting for the water level to drop ( when there was just a trickle running thru ) and jumping down the "HOLE " on rafts , After 3-4 of them came shooting out a piece at a time , the Gubment put up the fence .

lumberjim · 02-14-2007, 07:00 PM

I used to work with a guy. the guy was named Dave. Dave used to manage an adult book store. The book store had those little booths in the back with the coin operated porn movie machines. Shortly after he took the job, he realized that there were glory holes between these booths. Disgusted, he patched them over with plywood discs. After a month, his video sales had dropped in half. So, he removed the patches, and sales went right back up.

zippyt · 02-14-2007, 07:05 PM

here's some scale of the "OUT pipe "

xoxoxoBruce · 02-14-2007, 08:44 PM

Yeah, 72 ft diameter at the top tapering down to 28 ft dia at the out pipe. 48,400 cubic ft per second max. I wonder how long it would take to make it through the 700 feet?

02-14-2007, 03:32 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	February 14, 2007: Big-ass drain hole Axlrosen finds this tiem via the blog Fogonazos - no I don't know what it means either, but it has highlighted this, the largest drain hole in the world. This water passageway is the usual spill method for the Monticello Dam in Northern California. It blows out its hole with great might. More pics at the blog entry linked to above. They link to this site which explains it in some detail. Apparently the engineering term for this type of spillway is 'morning glory spillway', and they use the term 'glory hole' for this particular one. I decided not to attract Google links by using the term as the subject for today's item.

02-14-2007, 03:54 PM	#2
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	I hope they don't allow boating when the water level is high. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

02-14-2007, 03:57 PM	#3
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02-14-2007, 04:15 PM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I guess to some, that would be an appropriate Valentine's Day image. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-14-2007, 04:39 PM	#5
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	I'm never dissapointed in IOTDs that use 'big-ass' in their title.... UT said Gl0ry h0le. huh huh huh huh huh __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

02-14-2007, 04:46 PM	#6
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Just what I need, another draining hole. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

02-14-2007, 04:47 PM	#7
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Someone with mad 'Shop skills needs to insert a crane with a giant rubber sink stopper on a cable hovering over that drain. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-14-2007, 04:51 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Wow. It's like the resting place of the Water Sarlacc! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-14-2007, 05:29 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Man, what a ride. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-14-2007, 06:31 PM	#10
Mav Lurker Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 26	it looks strangely like the portal from Sliders wonder what parallel world is on the other side ;p

02-14-2007, 06:54 PM	#11
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	It should be swirling counter-clockwise, this big ass-drain hole. __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams

02-14-2007, 06:57 PM	#12
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Man, what a ride. A dam a few hours away had to put a fence around there "HOLE " because drunk idiots were waiting for the water level to drop ( when there was just a trickle running thru ) and jumping down the "HOLE " on rafts , After 3-4 of them came shooting out a piece at a time , the Gubment put up the fence . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

02-14-2007, 07:00 PM	#13
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	glory hole I used to work with a guy. the guy was named Dave. Dave used to manage an adult book store. The book store had those little booths in the back with the coin operated porn movie machines. Shortly after he took the job, he realized that there were glory holes between these booths. Disgusted, he patched them over with plywood discs. After a month, his video sales had dropped in half. So, he removed the patches, and sales went right back up. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-14-2007, 07:05 PM	#14
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	here's some scale of the "OUT pipe " Attached Images __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

02-14-2007, 08:44 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, 72 ft diameter at the top tapering down to 28 ft dia at the out pipe. 48,400 cubic ft per second max. I wonder how long it would take to make it through the 700 feet? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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