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Bizarre 75ft-Wide Portal From Hell Opens up in California Lake With Spinning Vortex Effect

Social media users have been left baffled at a 75ft-wide "portal from hell" which has opened up and creates the spectacular spinning vortex effect amazing people who pass by

BBC News 15 APR 2022.

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A bizarre "portal from hell" has opened up in a lake with a weird spinning vortex effect.

Lake Berryessa can hold around a 52 1billion gallons of water before the excess begins to flow into the spillway.

The gigantic 75ft-wide hole took place after water levels in the Lake Berryessa reservoir in eastern Napa Valley, which lies at the top of the Monticello Dam in California, got too high.

Excess water can whirlpool into a huge hole and creates the spectacular spinning vortex effect, the Express reports.

The hole was once again spotted on the surface of the lake as the 250ft, tunnel which functions as a drain hole swallowing around 1,360 cubic metres of water per second when the lake rises above 15ft.

Engineers back in the 1950s built a spillway as an alternative to the more common chute, which is used to control the flow of water out of a dam or a levee.

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Drone Captures 'Glory Hole' Spillway at Lake Berryessa Overflowing

With that in mind, architects constructed the drain-like feature in the dam as it narrows the gap between cliffs where it is situated and would have left the chute with nowhere to go.

Ever since, the hole has established quite the reputation among the community.

Hundreds of spectators in 2017 came to watch the awe-inspiring spectacle of the “portal” opening up.

The lake reached full capacity for the first time in 11 years back in 2018.

However, it opened up again in 2019 after a season of heavy rainfall, attracting thousands of curious onlookers.

Today, the hole is no longer a safety hazard, as the reservoir is roped off and prohibits swimming or boating.

However, back in 1997, Emily Schwalek died after being caught in the current while paddling in the area as she was swept down the pipe after holding on to the rim for about 20 minutes.

Social media users are baffled by the hole

Footage of the hole has gone viral ever since it was posted on the social media platform Gfycat back in 2018, and later recirculated on reddit, and has raked in hundreds of thousands of views.

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Some social media viewers were spooked by the spectacle.

One comment read: “Why is there a giant hole in the middle of the lake where people swim, and why is there not a rope around?”