Modernized procedures at California’s Oroville Dam could improve flood safety, report finds
Modernized changes to long-held operating procedures at the dams walling Lake Oroville and New Bullards Bar Reservoir in ...
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How does that atmospheric river flow? Scientists in Yuba-Sutter modernize research to understand
which controls New Bullards Bar Dam — and manages flood risk, water supply and hydropower for Yuba County — dates back to about 2019. For the water agency, the studies, formally known as ...
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Report Shows Science-Informed Operations Increase NorCal Resilience to Floods
A drone panoramic view of Oroville Dam and main spillway at Lake Oroville in Butte County, Calif. Photo taken March 11, 2025.
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DWR releases reports for implementation of Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations at Lake Oroville and New Bullards Bar
The California Department of Water Resources says that this approach, known as the Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations, or ...
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Yuba Water Agency and partners launch weather balloons to study atmospheric rivers
“We’re reducing flood risk for the people of Yuba County,” said the director of resource planning for Yuba Water Agency John James. Yuba Water Agency is working on building another spillway ...