California Department of Water Resources (DWR) officials began releasing water from Lake Oroville through the reservoir dam's main spillway on Monday after water levels rose over the weekend.
Modernized changes to long-held operating procedures at the dams walling Lake Oroville and New Bullards Bar Reservoir in ...
The DWR says that outflows being released down the Oroville Dam spillway from Lake Oroville will be increased from 10,000 cfs ...
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated in California after fears a dam spillway is in danger of collapsing. The Oroville dam is 770 feet high and it is the tallest one in the US.
Heavy rain damaged the spillway at California’s Oroville Dam in 2017, forcing nearly 190,000 residents to evacuate, and ...
A drone panoramic view of Oroville Dam and main spillway at Lake Oroville in Butte County, Calif. Photo taken March 11, 2025.
A circular drain at Lake Berryessa in Napa County, known as the Morning Glory Spillway, has been active, drawing spectators ...
They're thrilled. In 1995, when a spillway gate failed in the Folsom Dam in California, engineers spent more than $100 million to repair it. Fortunately, there is just enough money in the budget ...
The California Department of Water Resources says that this approach, known as the Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations, or ...
A drainage pipe at a reservoir in Northern California has been activated for ... levels have triggered the feature at the Monticello Dam in Napa County, according to local water agency officials.