Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We take a look at the physical geography of the recent Colgate Powerhouse disaster in Yuba County, where the failure of a high-pressure penstock (giant pipeline) released a river's worth of water onto steep slopes above the Yuba River, causing massive erosion and major environmental damage.

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