A rare and mesmerizing scene is taking place in the North Bay as the round "glory hole" spillway at Lake Berryessa is active for the first time in six years.

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Lake Berryessa’s glory hole is back in action ... “My guess is because there’s a big hole and so people have chosen to utilize other terms,” Melissa Vignau told ABC10, “but the official ...

the dam at Lake Berryessa uses a funnel-like spillway due to lack of space, per local news outlet The Press Democrat. JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free ...

California has finally done it. For the first time in six years, the "glory hole" has been activated, CBS News reports. Please people. There's no trace of innuendo here. We're, of course, referring to ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife released a new plan to reduce the spread of the golden mussel, an invasive ...

JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Morning Glory spillway at Lake Berryessa on March 14 ... be mindful of “our new invasive mussel prevention protocol," per their email PEOPLE.

"Some people say, 'Oh, that's really beautiful ... That was when drone video the Lake Berryessa News posted on YouTube went viral. "We had 62 million views around the world," remembered Kilkus.

Please, people. There's no innuendo here. We're, of course, referring to the iconic and distinctly designed spillway in the North Bay's Lake Berryessa, a reservoir next to the Monticello Dam. " ...