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  2. Oroville Dam - Wikipedia

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    Oroville Dam is an earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley.At 770 feet (235 m) high, it is the tallest dam in the U.S. [8] and serves mainly for water supply, hydroelectricity generation, and flood control.

  3. List of tallest dams in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Name State(s) Height Type River Coordinates Built ft m; Oroville Dam [1] CA 770.5 234.8 Embankment Feather River: 1968 Hoover Dam [2] AZ NV 726 221 Arch-gravity dam

  4. List of tallest dams - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the tallest dams in the world over 135 m (443 ft) in height. The tallest dam in the world is the Jinping-I Dam, ... Oroville Dam: 234.7 m (770 ft)

  5. Laser, sonar technology finds this Northern California ...

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    The Oroville Dam opened in 1968 and is the tallest dam in the U.S. at 770 feet. Located just northeast of Oroville city limits, water from the dam’s main spillway flows into the Feather River.

  6. As California gets drenched, officials opening Oroville Dam ...

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    Reservoir levels at Oroville stand at about 840 feet — 60 feet shy of the maximum.

  7. Oroville–Thermalito Complex - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Californians open homes to Oroville evacuees fleeing floods - AOL

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  9. List of dams and reservoirs in California - Wikipedia

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    Dam River County Owner Completed Type Height of dam [a] Reservoir capacity (ft) (m) (acre ft) (1,000 m 3) Almaden Reservoir: ... Lake Oroville: Oroville Dam [6]