Owyhee Dam Ring Gate Spillway "The Glory Hole"
The Owyhee Dam has a unique spillway known as "The Glory Hole" located partway up the dam that utilizes a 60-foot (18 m) in diameter tunnel to send excess water to the river below. This spillway acts like a sink drain during high-water periods.
Check out the links below to watch some aerial videos of the spillway in action courtesy of The Idaho Statesman & The Bureau of Reclamation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtHvG_5RWRA
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article142848289.html

Ring Gate during construction 1928-1932

Ring Gate during construction 1928-1932

High water period with water spilling through "Glory Hole"

Owyhee Dam "Glory Hole"






























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