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The Lake Oroville State Recreation Area also is closed and state parks officials said all camping reservations had been canceled through July 5 and “may be extended.”
The hydroelectric power plant at Lake Oroville that was shut down due to low water levels from the drought could power back on if lake elevation allows, according to the California Department of ...
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 .
Smoke from the Thompson Fire burning in Butte County is seen in an AlertCalifornia wildfire camera at Lake Oroville. The wildfire, which started Tuesday, July 2, 2024, prompted evacuations orders.
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]
The Oroville–Thermalito Complex is a group of reservoirs, structures, and facilities located in and around the city of Oroville in Butte County, California.The complex serves not only as a regional water conveyance and storage system, but is the headwaters for, and therefore perhaps is the most vital part of, the California Department of Water Resources' State Water Project, as one of the ...
The Thompson fire has burned 3,500 acres and resulted in evacuation orders for more than 28,000 people in Butte County. Oroville residents are reminded of the deadly Camp fire, which destroyed the ...
Construction of the Oroville Dam flooded the canyon where the Feather River ran as well as the town of Bidwell's Bar, and preservationists arranged for the relocation of the bridge in 1966 to the south side of the lake, where it is still open to foot traffic. Its original site is now inundated by the lake. Looking out over the old bridge