Throughout California’s Central Valley, Chinook salmon and steelhead trout migrate between the ocean and inland rivers to spawn during their lifecycles. Ahead of the fall spawning season, DWR completed a salmonid habitat improvement project in the low-flow channel of the Feather River in Oroville, placing approximately 8,000 cubic yards of spawning ...
DWR Updates

Lake Oroville Update - September 11, 2026. Updates from the California Department of Water Resources.

The Lake Oroville Update for Sept. 4, 2026 featuring the Brad Freeman Trail from the California Department of Water Resources.
The California Department of Water Resources conduct surveys in the hot sun at the Salton Sea to monitor the desert pupfish.

Lake Oroville Update on Aug. 28, 2026 from the California Department of Water Resources detailing an ongoing revegetation project and current lake operations.

Lake Oroville Update - August 21, 2026. Updates from the California Department of Water Resources.

Lake Oroville Update - August 14, 2026. Updates from the California Department of Water Resources.
Lake Oroville Update, August 7, 2026. Updates from the California Department of Water Resources.
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The California Water Plan is the state's long-range strategic roadmap for managing water resources. Updated every five years, it helps guide decisions by state, regional, and local water managers.

Lake Oroville Update - July 31, 2026 from the California Department of Water Resources, detailing fuel load reduction projects in collaboration with CAL FIRE.
