![A drone provides an aerial view of a cloud mist formed as water flows over the four energy dissipater blocks at the end of the Lake Oroville Main Spillway. Photo taken March 17, 2023.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Blogs/Images/2023_03_17_KJ_0115_Oroville_Spillway_Drone.jpg?mw=200&hash=BBAEA05C29C09F80695D4498793FB615)
DWR is increasing releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River this week due to heavier snowmelt inflows into the reservoir. Flows to the Feather River will increase to 18,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) today with 6,500 cfs flowing through the low-flow channel within the City of Oroville.