Almost 200,000 people were ordered to evacuate a northern California town this week after a hole in the emergency spillway in the Oroville Dam threatened to flood the surrounding area. Here's a look at what happened to the dam. Read more: http://nbcnews.to/2kxmdZg | NBC News

144K views · 737 reactions | Damage to a spillway on California's Oroville Dam, prompted an emergency evacuation for residents downstream to move to higher ground. WeatherNationTV.com - Video: California DWR | WeatherNation | Facebook

174K views · 2.7K reactions | Tonight is the Oscars and as the Academy doles out awards to the biggest movies of the year, we want to submit our contender for best cinematography! Check out our Oscar worthy footage of the Oroville Dam. | California Department of Water Resources | Facebook

#BREAKING: Emergency evacuation order issued in California near where Oroville Dam auxiliary spillway predicted to fail. Officials say it could fail within the hour, releasing uncontrolled waters. Watch live and share thoughts below. kiro.tv/CalifDam | KIRO 7 News

28K views · 365 reactions | Water being released at Lake Oroville Dam in California. Nearly 200,000 people have been evacuated due to spillway being in danger of collapse. (NOTE: No audio and there are some connectivity issues with the feed. Video may cut in and out at times. We apologize for that and our source is working to fix it.) | FOX 7 Austin | Facebook