California Activates Gigantic Glory Hole

California has finally done it. For the first time in six years, the "glory hole" has been activated, CBS News reports. Please, people. There's no innuendo here. We're, of course, referring to the iconic and distinctly designed spillway in the North Bay's Lake Berryessa, a reservoir next to the Monticello Dam. "It's called a glory hole spillway. That's really what the engineers called it and we shortened it to glory hole," local historian, scientist, and journalist Peter Kilkus told CBS. "Some people say, 'Oh, that's really beautiful.' Some people say, 'That's frightening.'" The drain's actual name is no less suggestive: the Morning Glory Hole spillway. Californias “Glory Hole” has been turned back on after 6 years. pic.twitter.com/TW1Ur4KGiH — Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) March 26, 2025 But what's the deal with this thing? In a nutshell, it's an enormous 70-feet wide drain — or "passive spillway," in the technical nomenclature. Whenever the water levels in the dammed-off ... Read full article.