officials began releasing water from Lake Oroville through the reservoir dam's main spillway on Monday after water levels rose over the weekend. After the start of California's water year in ...

Officials say that some of the water that is released from Lake Oroville is distributed locally for agricultural benefit, ...

The water level in Shasta Lake, California's largest man-made reservoir, is currently at 86.3 percent of total capacity as of 7 a.m. PT on Friday, which is 112.7 percent of its historical average for ...

High water levels at Lake Oroville this weekend prompted authorities to use the dam's emergency spillway for the first time in its nearly 50-year history. The main spillway had suffered unexpected ...

allowing water to be released while the reservoir is at lower levels, such as before a large storm passes through. Meanwhile, the current spillway capacity and infrastructure at Oroville Dam ...

Lake Oroville is the second largest reservoir in the state, and it holds 3.5 million acre-feet of water. Lake Oroville at 100% capacity as CA reservoirs see significant gains Crews continue ...

California water officials reported Tuesday that the April 1 snowpack is at 96% of average, six points higher than last week ...

Image caption: A drone panoramic view of Oroville Dam and main spillway at Lake Oroville in Butte County, Calif. Photo taken March 11, 2025. On this date, the water storage was 2,881,527 acre-feet (AF ...

LAKE OROVILLE: King salmon action is heating up ... Flows have dropped to just over 7,000 cfs. but a fishable level is generally around 3,500 cfs. There are reports of striper moving into the ...