Lake Oroville Community Update - February 14

14 February 2025
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A drone view of water levels at Bidwell Bar Bridge and (Left) Bidwell Canyon Marina at Lake Oroville in Butte County, California. On this date, the water storage was 2,008,215 acre-feet (AF), 59 percent of the total capacity. Photo taken December 20, 2024.
Flood Control Releases from Lake Oroville Continue
An aerial view of a designated brood pond area at the Thermalito Afterbay. Water surrounds two small, vegetated islands.Picture
Brood Ponds Support Native Wildlife
A view of fog traveling across the surface of Lake Oroville near the Oroville Dam, in Butte County, California. On this date, the water storage was 2,008,215 acre-feet (AF), 59 percent of the total capacity. Photo taken December 20, 2024.Picture
Fishing at Lake Oroville
Driftwood is collected and towed in pods with boats throughout Lake Oroville in Butte County, California. Photo taken March 7, 2023.Picture
Driftwood Abatement at Lake Oroville
From Lake Oroville Visitors Center’s 47-foot viewing tower, visitors can see the lake, Bidwell Bar Bridge, and the Sutter Buttes, one of the nation’s smallest complete mountain ranges located in Butte County, California. Inside the Center are exhibits showing how Oroville Dam, the nation’s tallest, was constructed from more than 80 million cubic yards of materials and how a pumpback operation is used to generate power via the lake’s three power plants.Picture
Oroville Recreation
Current Lake Operations

Lake Oroville Community Update - March 21

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Flood Control Releases From Lake Oroville OngoingThe Department of Water Resources (DWR) continues federally required flood control releases from Lake Oroville to maintain flood protection for downstream communities. Water is being released through the Hyatt Powerplant for energy production and from Oroville Dam’s main spillway. With wetter watershed conditions earlier in the week, DWR increased releases to 15,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), but reduced releases today as drier con [...]

Lake Oroville Community Update - March 14

25 March 2025
Flood Control Releases From Lake Oroville IncreasedThe Department of Water Resources (DWR) has increased federally required flood control releases from Lake Oroville to maintain flood protection for downstream communities. Water is being released through the Hyatt Powerplant for energy production and from Oroville Dam’s main spillway. Atmospheric rivers have delivered rain and snow to the Feather River watershed this week, elevating inflows into Lake Oroville and requiring increase [...]

Lake Oroville Community Update - March 7

7 March 2025
​Flood Control Releases From Lake Oroville ContinueThe Department of Water Resources (DWR) continues federally required flood control releases from Lake Oroville to maintain flood protection for downstream communities. Water is being released through the Hyatt Powerplant for energy production and from Oroville Dam’s main spillway. With drier watershed conditions returning, DWR has reduced releases from Lake Oroville to conserve as much water supply as possible in coordination [...]