The California Department of Water Resources is increasing the outflows from the lake from 10,000 cubic feet per second to 15,000 cfs starting Tuesday, March 18. The vast majority of the water ...

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 ...

A drone panoramic view of Oroville Dam and main spillway at Lake Oroville in Butte County, Calif. Photo taken March 11, 2025.

A look back at ABC7 News' most popular stories Crews lower lake's level to repair Oroville Dam spillway Crews race against time to repair Oroville Dam spillway Two major roadways in Santa Cruz ...

Recent storms brought the water level of Lake Oroville up to 862.29 feet elevation. With more rain and snow-melt runoff anticipated the current daily inflow is 14,700 cubic feet per second.

The DWR and its partners at the California Conservation Corp (CCC) and the Butte County Sheriffs Office have closed down ...

OROVILLE — Despite seeing slower increases compared to previous years, Lake Oroville appears to be back on the rise after a consistently dry January. The stormy weather bounced back in February ...

Lake Oroville at 100% capacity as CA reservoirs see significant gains Crews continue repairing Oroville Dam as storm looms Oroville Dam-area mandatory evacuations lifted Mandatory evacuations ...