Lake Berryessa’s Morning Glory Hole in Napa County, CA. This circular spillway is 440 feet above the lake bottom. Only 1 death has been attributed to it.
Lake Berryessa’s Morning Glory Hole in Napa County, CA. This circular spillway is 440 feet above the lake bottom. Only 1 death has been attributed to it.
Erm, nope. Is that only 1 death…on record? Why the hell is it so close to the road?

OfficialDuelist on
Glory Hole? They really thought that was the right name? GLORY HOLE??
Molotov56 on
Only one death. How many years until it needs to be fed again?
Aerolithe_Lion on
It is a man made drain for the lake. What you don’t see in the video is the dam that’s built off to the side. So when the reservoir gets too high, it’ll dump some of the water out of the dam below to lower the water level
the_vikm on
Seems like Canada is worth a visit
jzemeocala on
i can help improve those stats
noctalla on
It would be awesome going over that in a kayak, for about three seconds.
YNotZoidberg2020 on
I have a major irrational fear of spillways. I’ve never seen one in person, the pictures are terrifying enough.
Legit_Fun on
I used to live close to there and grew up water skiing and fishing that lake. I’ve seen it spill over a couple times, and when those hills were on fire. Cool place.
BigManWAGun on
Seems unnecessarily close to a normal human spawning location.
wyattlol on
why don’t they build a cage around it. I’m scared
OrangeClyde on
1 death that we know of
AZFUNGUY85 on
My nightmares have a new horrific off ramp before I rip to consciousness
el-gato-azul on
Is that death count tallying ducks and fish and turtles?
ClaryClarysage on
It’s only eaten one person so far guys its fine.
wstsidhome on
Now that’s a fucking badass water tube slide like at a waterpark/theme park….just on a waaaaay larger/more dangerous level 😳
jiggernautical on
How has The Fast and The Furious franchise not filmed a car jumping into it while drag racing a submarine and dodging helicopter machine guns?
athos5 on
There are very few things I’m irrationally afraid of, those things are one. How is there not a giant fence or something? Edit, it looks like there is a floating barrier.
Gelbuda on
Unwittingly drove by this once and it was awesome
theFarFuture123 on
It’s Charibdis
IntentionAromatic523 on
I really don’t like this thing.
HamsterAdditional748 on

*”glory hole”* uh-huh-huh-huh
Old_Task_7454 on

m--e on
Need a little time to wake up
Need a little time to rest your mind
You know you should, so I guess you might as well
SurpriseScissors on
I grew up very near this, and for my entire life since I first saw it, I have had recurring nightmares about getting sucked into it.
3bugsdad on
I’m pretty sure that’s not a glory hole.
Omega-10 on
Only one death–and that man’s name?
Albert Einstein.
asathehound on
I’m a local. We used to skate the out flow pipe when I was a kid. Never heard it called morning glory hole, just the glory hole.
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Good job answering my first question in the title
So far . . .
I don’t like it..
But where does the water go?
Erm, nope. Is that only 1 death…on record? Why the hell is it so close to the road?

Glory Hole? They really thought that was the right name? GLORY HOLE??
Only one death. How many years until it needs to be fed again?
It is a man made drain for the lake. What you don’t see in the video is the dam that’s built off to the side. So when the reservoir gets too high, it’ll dump some of the water out of the dam below to lower the water level
Seems like Canada is worth a visit
i can help improve those stats
It would be awesome going over that in a kayak, for about three seconds.
I have a major irrational fear of spillways. I’ve never seen one in person, the pictures are terrifying enough.
I used to live close to there and grew up water skiing and fishing that lake. I’ve seen it spill over a couple times, and when those hills were on fire. Cool place.
Seems unnecessarily close to a normal human spawning location.
why don’t they build a cage around it. I’m scared
1 death that we know of
My nightmares have a new horrific off ramp before I rip to consciousness
Is that death count tallying ducks and fish and turtles?
It’s only eaten one person so far guys its fine.
Now that’s a fucking badass water tube slide like at a waterpark/theme park….just on a waaaaay larger/more dangerous level 😳
How has The Fast and The Furious franchise not filmed a car jumping into it while drag racing a submarine and dodging helicopter machine guns?
There are very few things I’m irrationally afraid of, those things are one. How is there not a giant fence or something? Edit, it looks like there is a floating barrier.
Unwittingly drove by this once and it was awesome
It’s Charibdis
I really don’t like this thing.

*”glory hole”* uh-huh-huh-huh

Need a little time to wake up
Need a little time to rest your mind
You know you should, so I guess you might as well
I grew up very near this, and for my entire life since I first saw it, I have had recurring nightmares about getting sucked into it.
I’m pretty sure that’s not a glory hole.
Only one death–and that man’s name?
Albert Einstein.
I’m a local. We used to skate the out flow pipe when I was a kid. Never heard it called morning glory hole, just the glory hole.
Why isn’t there a grate