California has finally done it. For the first time in six years, the "glory hole" has been activated, CBS News reports. Please people. There's no trace of innuendo here. We're, of course, referring to ...

We're, of course, referring to the iconic and distinctly designed spillway in the North Bay's Lake Berryessa, a reservoir next to the Monticello Dam. "It's called a glory hole spillway.

While the phenomenon may seem eerie to some onlookers, it is actually a sign that the water-release mechanism of the nearby Monticello Dam is working effectively. When water rises above a certain ...

Lake Berryessa’s glory hole is back in action. That’s the Morning Glory Spillway, to be exact: a massive, swirling drain at Monticello Dam designed to prevent flooding when Lake Berryessa’s ...

While the phenomenon may seem eerie to some onlookers, it is actually a sign that the water-release mechanism of the nearby Monticello Dam is working effectively. JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty When ...

The creek “barely flowed at all” after the concrete Monticello Dam — which created Lake Berryessa — was built in the 1950s, drastically reducing water that ran to Putah Creek. After a ...

It was formed as a result of the Monticello Dam which was built to trap Putah Creek's waters. The spillway, also known as Glory Hole, usually juts above the water's surface, but it gets ...

Putah Creek is a tributary of the Sacramento River, flowing through the cities of Winters and Davis. It barely flowed at all after Monticello Dam was installed in the 1950s, which created Lake ...