Its surface-level elevation is 898.73 feet, just shy of its full elevation base level of 900 feet.  When it reaches capacity, ...

For the third year running, some of California's most vital reservoirs — including Lake Shasta and Lake Oroville — are on ...

California DWR data shows Lake Oroville at 99 percent capacity, which is 122 percent of its historical average for this time ...

A record wet season has led to California's second-largest reservoir filling up. California's Lake Oroville, one of the many important reservoirs in the West that reached critically low levels ...

Languages: English. Lake Oroville in California last month saw one of the biggest water-level changes the reservoir has ever experienced in November. A bomb cyclone brought dangerous weather ...

It’s a much-needed improvement after they had been hovering at critically low levels for the past several years, officials said. Lake Oroville, the state’s most beleaguered and second-largest ...

Lake Oroville levels are up in the second week of February by nearly 30% of where they were in December before a string of atmospheric rivers dumped trillions of gallons of water statewide ...

NOW, FOR STARTERS, YES, THE WATER LEVEL IS JUST A COUPLE FEET BELOW WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED FULL. BUT FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE, REMEMBER THE SHAPE OF LAKE OROVILLE. IT’S A REALLY DEEP V ...

OROVILLE — Lake Oroville’s water level peaked nearly a month earlier than last year but has steadily decreased since mid-June. By May 2, the lake had almost reached its 900-foot capacity and ...

OROVILLE — Though Lake Oroville’s levels have been steadily decreasing since early July, the reservoir remains at 111% of its historical average. The lake is currently at 813.80 feet of its ...

Lake Oroville, built on the Feather River about ... In wet years, dam operators draw down the reservoir in winter when its level gets too high. The purpose is to create enough space in the lake ...