> this year marks the longest period of time the lake has ever been so close to the edge without officially spilling.
Ah, so it’s a once-in-a-lifetime edging of the glory hole. Got it.
I still get a lurch in my stomach thinking about it. If you see this thing when it's fully operational, you'll know what a nasty piece of business that must have been.
The bird came out the other end alive, the lady did not. It's harder for humans to survive a 200 foot drop, not to mention the forces in the tube at the bottom.
If it makes you feel better, most of the time the water is below the drain, so there's just a big cylinder in the lake. When it actually makes it above the drain, there's only an inch or so of gentle flow around the rim. You'd have to intentionally swim past all of the warnings and buoys before climbing over the lip, which is how she choose to commit suicide.
The media narrative around this incident unfolded in a curious and somewhat inconsistent way. Initial coverage by the Napa Valley Register on March 10, 1997, portrayed the event as a suicide, noting that the water was not flowing over the spillway at the time, necessitating that Emily climbed onto it before her fatal plunge. However, a subsequent article in the Record Searchlight on March 11, 1997, maintained the suicide narrative but adjusted the water level details, suggesting the spillway was overflowing. This piece also introduced the dramatic element of Emily clinging to the edge of the spillway for twenty minutes before succumbing to the pull of the water below. Strangely, the final notable piece from SFGate on March 12, 1997, from which much of the internet-based narrative seems to draw, omits any reference to suicide entirely. Both the Record Searchlight and SFGate articles also contain several inaccuracies regarding the technical aspects of the Glory Hole.Whether it was an unfortunate swimming incident or a case of suicide, Emily's tale intertwines with the chilling allure of the Glory Hole.
https://sadendings.blog/emily-schwalen/#google_vignette
I went a [few weeks ago](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZPeoRwtFPbw) and it was nearly full. I thought it would spill later in the week. I'm surprised it hasn't.
I stumbled across Lake Berryessa while randomly exploring Google maps, noticed this hole in the pictures, decided to google a bit more about it out of curiocity and found this 16 hour old post among top search results. Nice timing.
> this year marks the longest period of time the lake has ever been so close to the edge without officially spilling. Ah, so it’s a once-in-a-lifetime edging of the glory hole. Got it.
Barely wet, a little bit of dribbling.
Blue balls at the glory hole!
I believe the reservoir balls are black, not blue.
Glory hole discovers edging?
Not as interesting as the year it sucked in a duck.
Or when someone fell in.
Oo I didn't hear about that one.
I still get a lurch in my stomach thinking about it. If you see this thing when it's fully operational, you'll know what a nasty piece of business that must have been.
Did they die??
The bird came out the other end alive, the lady did not. It's harder for humans to survive a 200 foot drop, not to mention the forces in the tube at the bottom. If it makes you feel better, most of the time the water is below the drain, so there's just a big cylinder in the lake. When it actually makes it above the drain, there's only an inch or so of gentle flow around the rim. You'd have to intentionally swim past all of the warnings and buoys before climbing over the lip, which is how she choose to commit suicide.
The media narrative around this incident unfolded in a curious and somewhat inconsistent way. Initial coverage by the Napa Valley Register on March 10, 1997, portrayed the event as a suicide, noting that the water was not flowing over the spillway at the time, necessitating that Emily climbed onto it before her fatal plunge. However, a subsequent article in the Record Searchlight on March 11, 1997, maintained the suicide narrative but adjusted the water level details, suggesting the spillway was overflowing. This piece also introduced the dramatic element of Emily clinging to the edge of the spillway for twenty minutes before succumbing to the pull of the water below. Strangely, the final notable piece from SFGate on March 12, 1997, from which much of the internet-based narrative seems to draw, omits any reference to suicide entirely. Both the Record Searchlight and SFGate articles also contain several inaccuracies regarding the technical aspects of the Glory Hole.Whether it was an unfortunate swimming incident or a case of suicide, Emily's tale intertwines with the chilling allure of the Glory Hole. https://sadendings.blog/emily-schwalen/#google_vignette
Why don't they put a grille over it? Large enough for sticks and other trash but not for a human to fall through.
Darwin
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Huh, normally when I type “sucked a duck” it’s due to autocorrect.
You win 😂
Duck fucking is not what I would call winning
Am I allowed to spin a nickel in like those donation things? Can you imagine? It would go for like a half hour!
There was a teacher from Davis who got sucked in I think in like 1997, she held on for like 15 or 20 minutes. With a terrifying way to go.
I went a [few weeks ago](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZPeoRwtFPbw) and it was nearly full. I thought it would spill later in the week. I'm surprised it hasn't.
Bless you for not putting shitty music over that video
Do we really have to call it “Glory Hole”, huh?
It is called a morning glory spillway due to the internal structure being shaped like a morning glory flower.
They knew what they were doing
It looks like the lewd definition predates the dam by about 100 years, so maybe...
The original meaning of the phrase came from a mining technique.
It’s actually the Berryessa Underwater Tunneling Tract. Or the BUTT hole if you will
Loch Anus?
I'd hate to see the monster.
That's what she said.
I saw it a few years ago
I’m in…Zzziiiiiip!
It’s a story about titillation really.
The OOOOOOOLD GLORY HOLE.
I stumbled across Lake Berryessa while randomly exploring Google maps, noticed this hole in the pictures, decided to google a bit more about it out of curiocity and found this 16 hour old post among top search results. Nice timing.
huh? it happens every decade or so.
Read the article.
It's still just clickbait.
Hey, some of us just can't wait to hear what's the latest going around at the Glory Hole. 😆
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Biggest hole in CA besides debt of CA lol