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This dam is 770 feet (230 m) tall and 6,920 feet (2,110 m) long, and it impounds Lake Oroville, which has a capacity of 3,500,000 acre⋅ft (4.3 × 10 −6 million km 3) of water, making it the second largest reservoir in California. Lake Oroville is a man-made lake that was formed by the Oroville Dam. At 900 feet (270 m) when full, the lake ...
It is located in Butte County outside Oroville, California. The 29,447-acre (11,917 ha) park was established in 1967. [1] The recreation area "includes Lake Oroville and the surrounding lands and facilities within the project area as well as the land and waters in and around the Diversion Pool and Thermalito Forebay, downstream of Oroville Dam ...
Lake Oroville [1] is a reservoir formed by the Oroville Dam impounding the Feather River, located in Butte County, northern California. The lake is situated 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the city of Oroville , within the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area , in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada .
The Thompson Fire, which has been burning in Butte County near Lake Oroville since 11 a.m. Tuesday, was 3,568 acres (5.5 square miles) as of noon Wednesday, according to the Cal Fire website. As ...
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Bidwell Bar Bridge at Lake Oroville on Feb. 8. On Monday, the lake reached 72% of capacity, exceeding its historical average for February. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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.
Oroville is a former train station in Oroville, California. [1] The building was constructed in 1910 as the town's stop along the Western Pacific Railroad Feather River Route . The railroad discontinued their passenger trains in 1970, leaving Oroville without rail services.