Oroville Dam is an earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the...

In February 2017, heavy rainfall damaged Oroville Dam's main and emergency spillways, prompting the evacuation of more than 180,000 people living downstream...

Lake Oroville is a reservoir formed by the Oroville Dam impounding the Feather River, located in Butte County, northern California. The lake is situated...

Oroville (Oro, Spanish for "Gold" and Ville, French for "town") is the county seat of Butte County, California, United States. The population of the city...

The Oroville–Thermalito Complex is a group of reservoirs, structures, and facilities located in and around the city of Oroville in Butte County, California...

the upper basin. The main stem Feather River begins at Oroville Dam, the outlet of Lake Oroville. From there the river flows generally south across the...

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of the U.S.'s taller dams are located in the west because of the steeper and more rugged topography. The tallest is Oroville Dam in northern California...

multipurpose projects. The dam, at 741 ft (226 m), is one of the highest gravity dams in the world (compared to USA's largest Oroville Dam at 770 ft). The 166 km2...

man-made dams by volume of fill/structure. By general definition, a dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams, hence tailings dams are relegated...

into Lake Oroville, which is formed by the Oroville Dam several miles above the city of Oroville. At 770 feet (230 m), Oroville is the tallest dam in the...

construction of a key facility in the operation of the State Water Project: Oroville Dam. The DWR and the United States Bureau of Reclamation also signed an agreement...

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dipole was apparently reversed. In February 2017, heavy rainfall damaged Oroville Dam's main and emergency spillways, prompting the evacuation of more than...

and around the Diversion Pool and Thermalito Forebay, downstream of Oroville Dam." The park and lake support outdoor recreation such as camping, picnicking...

southwards from its headwaters near Lassen Peak to Lake Oroville, a reservoir formed by Oroville Dam in the foothills of the Sierra, where it runs into the...

highest earthfill dam in the world until eclipsed by the Oroville Dam, also in California, in 1968. The latter remains the tallest dam in the United States...

flows damaged the spillway of Oroville Dam in Butte County. However, due to heavy storm runoff into Lake Oroville, dam operators were forced to continue...

Elsman". Find Lakes. Retrieved February 23, 2012. "Oroville Dam is the tallest earthen embankment dam in the United States". California Department of Water...

Marysville Dam. Marysville Dam was supposed to be built as part of a system of dams in the Sacramento Basin along with New Bullards Bar and Oroville Dam, but...

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town of Oroville, California and at a depth of about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) below the Oroville Dam and the lake created as a result of the dam's construction...

Hydrology". Boulder Canyon Project–Hoover Dam. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2012-05-12. "Oroville Dam (ORO)". California Data Exchange Center...

(Dark Canyon Road) that was used before the Feather River was dammed to create Lake Oroville in the 1960s. After crossing through Jarbo Gap, SR 70 drops...

by the reservoir behind Oroville Dam. Canyon Dam was modified in 1927 and 1962 to increase its usable storage. Today the dam and reservoir, owned by Pacific...

Many dams, including Shasta Dam, Oroville Dam, Folsom Dam, New Melones Dam, Don Pedro Dam, Hetch Hetchy Dam, Friant Dam, Pine Flat Dam and Isabella Dam, were...

deliver water to Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. Oroville Dam – the tallest dam in the U.S. – was built on the Sacramento's largest tributary...

tributaries of the Feather River. Oroville Dam creates the largest SWP reservoir. At 770 feet (230 m) above the riverbed, the dam is the tallest in the United...

of these plants are located in the county, one of which, serves the Oroville Dam. Butte Sink National Wildlife Refuge (part) Lassen National Forest (part)...

Bridge. As the highway enters Oroville, it crosses under State Route 70. This section is named Oroville Dam Blvd or "Oro-Dam". SR 162 goes 2 miles (3.2 km)...