Oroville Dam spillway opens amid rising flood risks
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is set to begin using the Oroville Dam’s main spillway for flood control releases ...
How does that atmospheric river flow? Scientists modernize research to understand
While most look for ways to avoid the steady rain falling from atmospheric rivers, some take advantage of the unwieldy ...
Officials Release Water From California Reservoir After Water Levels Rise
Lake Oroville rose around 7 feet over the weekend after an atmospheric river brought a deluge of rain to the region.
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Lake Oroville spillway releases to begin as water levels rise
The Department of Water Resources is preparing to begin releasing water down the main spillway at Lake Oroville today as ...
Storms continue to push through Northern California but room remains in area reservoirs
The latest in a series of winter storms moving through the Sacramento area Friday is filling Northern California rivers and reservoirs, but storage remains in the region’s dams including at Folsom and ...
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The storms keep on coming
Between Friday evening and Monday morning, both the valley and eastern foothills received between one and one and half inches ...
These Calif. reservoirs are full thanks to February storms
A series of February storms dropped enough rain to fill some of California’s reservoirs to the brim. Following Tuesday’s ...
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Storms continue to push through Northern California but room remains in area reservoirs
Department of Water Resources officials opened Oroville Dam’s main spillway Monday morning for the first time in 2025, setting releases at 35,000 cubic feet per second after weekend storms ...