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For me a relevant question is did they extend the base of both spillways to bedrock?

Not sure if they have disclosed that?

If both spillways are anchored to the bedrock with the method Greg explained earlier they have a chance even if the soil erodes around them?

And yes Steelhead, technically the "ridge" is acting as part of the dam.
The ridge goes and so does lake water.

Spillway and or ridge failure will result in approximately the top 30 feet of the reservoir spilling down the valley, that's a chitload of water.

The dam itself failing is a bigger disaster with the entire contents of the reservoir fooding down the valley.
The dam appears sound at this point.

And to be clear for people who haven't been following this, the spillway is not on the earth filled main dam.
Many dams have the spillway on the face, this one does not.