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Per The Times' drought tracker, Lake Oroville was 80% full as of Tuesday. The historical average level for that day — March 14 — was 71% over the last 30 years.
In May 2021, water levels of Lake Oroville dropped significantly, exposing much of the lake's banks as shown in this photograph, as California headed into another drought year. The Edward Hyatt hydroelectric power plant at Oroville Dam was forced to shut down due to low water levels later in the summer. [20]
Satellite photos from NASA Earth Observatory show water levels at Lake Shasta and Lake Oroville increasing dramatically after early-winter storms.
Drone footage shot by storm chaser Brandon Clement showed the improvement in water level and snowpack in places such as Folson Lake, Lake Oroville and Donner Pass, since last summer.
Lake Oroville has a maximum operating storage of 3,537,580 acre-feet (4.36354 × 10 9 m 3), which, for purposes of scale, is equal to over 1.153 trillion gallons of water. The lake has a water surface area of 15,810 acres (64.0 km 2), a maximum water surface elevation of 901 feet (275 m), and 167 miles of shoreline.
Map of California's interconnected water system, including all eleven reservoirs over 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3) as well as selected smaller ones.. This is a list of the largest reservoirs, or man-made lakes, in the U.S. state of California.
With capacity levels in the 80 percentile, Folsom Lake is at 114% of its historical average, Shasta Lake is at 113% and New Melones Lake is at 133%. ... Lake Oroville provides water for millions ...
The California Department of Water Resources on Wednesday began releasing water from Oroville Dam’s main spillway. ... The Lake Oroville reservoir is the largest storage facility in the State ...