"Big Hole in Lake" - Bathtub Drain Styled Spillway in Action. Local's call it the "Glory Hole". The outside "DRAIN" diameter is 72 Feet wide (about 22 meters), and the FALL is 280 feet. Lake Level in photo is 440.89 feet, 0.89 feet over spillway edge. Highest Lake level recorded is about 446 feet. The dam, seen behind the "hole", is designed to hold a maximum lake level of 455.5 feet, top of the dam is 456 feet. Click photo for Full Size 1600x1200. Taken @ Lake Berryessa, Napa County, California

rhyso, on November 11, 2008, said:

AMAZING, IVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THANKS FOR SHARING

© Carlo Bonaudo, on November 11, 2008, said:

Hi Auggie Berg, I had already commented. Always beautiful again! One question. Who has removed the cap? :-))

Best Regards from Italy. Carlo

Auggee, on November 14, 2008, said:

Carlo, I think you would have to get the Little Green Giant to put the cap back on.

Link to a photo, some one else took, of the drain surrounded by water. This was taken from the dam looking at where I took the photo from. dry drain

Auggie

)) NICEFORO NIEPCE (…, on November 16, 2008, said:

Auggie si hubieras estado en un bote habrias sacado la foto con la misma serenidad::? cesar.

Christliche Postkart…, on November 22, 2008, said:

WOW, thats really a great picture. It looks like a scenery from "outer space". Great shot. I never saw such a picture before!

Many greatings from GERMANY

Henning

AXOTA, on November 22, 2008, said:

The noise and energy at the outlet must be awesome,

Nice job

Greetings from UK

Jim

Auggee, on November 22, 2008, said:

The noise ? Actually it is very quite on the end where the water goes in. The other end, where it comes out below the dam, the noise can be deafening.

AXOTA, on November 22, 2008, said:

Yes Auggie, I actually was referring to the outlet, not the inlet. Terminology is a little different in the UK--- ;>)

Jim

Angel PC & Susana SF, on November 25, 2008, said:

Amazing!!!

Raligard, on November 25, 2008, said:

That is really amazing. I've never seen anything like it before. What an interesting overflow mechanism. Fantastic picture!

Timma, on November 25, 2008, said:

I repite the comment of Raligard,for my part I just have two words:Wow & Y*.Greetings,Timma.

vinod kumar M, on November 26, 2008, said:

so nice!!! greetings from india...

MARAS1999, on November 27, 2008, said:

Wow!!!!Fantastic view. Greetings from Poland. Yellow star.

Peter Newns, on December 1, 2008, said:

Fantastic - great photo!

manoschool, on December 2, 2008, said:

Best of Panoramio!!!!!!! My November contests

ibrahim akay, on December 5, 2008, said:

güzel resim,selam

W Steyn, on December 5, 2008, said:

Really cool photo. Thanks also for the information given in the title. Very interesting indeed.

laughingmackerel, on December 7, 2008, said:

amazing shot !

greetings from England

moundher, on December 15, 2008, said:

very nice picture, great, nice hole

Amelia Royan, on December 16, 2008, said:

Amazing, absolutely amazing! :) Gold star.

Greetings, Amelia