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The Oroville Dam main spillway on August 5, 2018, during phase 2 repairs. The main spillway was successfully reconstructed by November 1, 2018. [46] 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. [44]
Watch wonderful rush of water released down iconic Oroville Dam spillway for flood safety. David Caraccio. February 1, 2024 at 3:16 PM.
Oppose This is such a major issue, the 2017 Oroville Dam crisis page will be needed for all the follow up info also. The Oroville Dam will only have a summary in the future. The two pages should be used as such, one for summary and one for details.Telecine Guy 22:04, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
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.
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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
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.
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