Modernized changes to long-held operating procedures at the dams walling Lake Oroville and New Bullards Bar Reservoir in ...

The California Department of Water Resources says that this approach, known as the Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations, or ...

but it also forecasts seasonal and water year runoff for major snow-bearing watersheds in California. Lake Oroville, a key reservoir, is currently at an elevation of 840 feet, with storage at 2.58 ...

The DWR continues to perform its federally required flood control releases from Lake Oroville, this is in an effort to protect downstream communities. The water is being released through the ...

How much water California reservoirs hold this week How ... Located in Butte County, about 30 miles southeast of Chico, Lake Oroville is the state’s second-largest reservoir.

Raquel Borrayo, a spokesperson for the California Department of Water Resources ... and snow levels in the Feather River watershed. Lake Oroville is currently at 862.15 feet, which is 84% of ...

Donald Trump's executive order on California water appears to have overridden qualms from officials who warned against ...

Recent storms brought the water level of Lake Oroville up to 862.29 feet elevation ... daily inflow is 14,700 cubic feet per second. The California Department of Water Resources began releasing ...

Using historical forecasts, reservoir storage and river flow data, scientists found that FIRO, combined with a planned second ...

Over 3,000 PG&E customers in Butte County were without power on Wednesday evening due to an unplanned outage caused by a ...