4 days ago · Watch: Water pours into Lake Berryessa ‘Glory Hole’ for the first time in 6 years, water agency says. The hole at Lake Berryessa is a unique drainage feature that is the overflow valve for ...

5 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...

3 days 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 ...

4 days ago · The spillway at Lake Berryessa, known as the “Morning Glory Hole,” was activated this week for the first time in six years. Chris Lee, the general manager of the Solano County Water Agency ...

5 days ago · Locals and regional water nerds alike have been flocking to see the massive, circular drainpipe-style spillway in action at Lake Berryessa this week, the first time it's been active since 2019.

Mar 28, 2024 · As rains continue to fill local lakes and reservoirs, onlookers are eagerly anticipating seeing the water of Napa County’s Lake Berryessa overflow into its funnel-like spillway, dubbed “the...

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.

6 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 ...

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...

During wet winters the when the lake hits capacity (defined as a lake level above 440 feet msl), water starts flowing over this circular spillway popularly known as the Glory Hole - more formally known as a Morning Glory Spillway - into Putah Creek on its way to the City of Winters.