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Oroville Dam, an important part of the California State Water Project, is an earthen embankment dam on the Feather River, east of the city of Oroville in Northern California. The dam is used for flood control, water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and water quality improvement in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta . [ 1 ] :
The Oroville Dam main spillway on August 5, 2018, during phase-two repairs According to its 2017–18 operations plan, the DWR maintained Lake Oroville at a lower-than-normal level to reduce the possibility that the spillway would have to be used the following winter.
The California Department of Water Resources on Wednesday began releasing water from Oroville Dam’s main spillway. The release into the Feather River ensures storage space remains in Lake ...
Reservoir levels at Oroville stand at about 840 feet — 60 feet shy of the maximum. As California gets drenched, officials opening Oroville Dam spillway for first time in 4 years Skip to main content
Cars were speeding through town," Oroville resident Genoa Widener recalled. People were running in the streets. One year later, Oroville dam crisis still weighs on residents' minds
Aerial photo of Lake Oroville, Oroville Dam, the spillway, and the Feather River. The Oroville Dam is the tallest and largest dam in the United States. Completed in 1968, it stands 770 feet (230 m) high with a crest length (top of the dam) 6,920 feet (2,110 m) long. Over 80 million cubic yards of material were needed to build the Oroville Dam.
View of Oroville Dam's main spillway (center) and emergency spillway (top), February 11, 2017. The large gully to the right of the main spillway was caused by water flowing through its damaged concrete surface. On February 7, heavy flows damaged the spillway of Oroville Dam in Butte County.
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