A rare and compelling drainage feature at a reservoir is triggered for the first time in years by high water levels.

Activated in 2017, and again in 2019, its long dormancy captures well the effects of the droughts California has suffered ...

People walk along State Route 128 to get a view of Lake Berryessa pouring into the Glory Hole spillway at Monticello Dam. The ...

In what has become a much-anticipated sight, the morning glory spillway at Lake Berryessa is now active after this week's ...

The unique spillway at California's Lake Berryessa was activated this week for the first time in six years, according to ...

Officially known as the Morning Glory Spillway, it has only rarely been activated, when levels are so high that Lake ...

Acting as a drainage system, the spillway channels excess water from the lake into Putah Creek on the other side of Monticello Dam. This 'glory hole' spillway, as it is more colloquially referred ...

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 440' mark ...

Water gushes into Lake Berryessa’s Glory Hole in Napa County for the first time in 6 years. (Beth Schlanker / The Press ...

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, told KCRA ...