DWR urges Californians to stay safe and vigilant as we continue to experience the impacts from storms and flooding.
DWR Updates
![Drone images of the Lakeside Access Road in Oroville on Dec. 21, 2022](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_12_21_KJ_0124_Lake_Oroville.jpg?mw=200&hash=B9182A2831C87B35EE42126FBB61976F)
Rising reservoir levels at Lake Oroville will require the closure of the newly constructed Lakeside Access Road and it will not reopen until water levels drop back down later this year.
![Image of the Bidwell Bar Bridge at Lake Oroville on Dec. 21, 2022](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_12_21_KJ_0312_Lake_Oroville.jpg?mw=200&hash=AE3CF7800A67F7E95B2BDFC0BA4FA98E)
Lake Oroville Community Update for January 6, 2023.
![This closed entrance road to the American River Parkway in Sacramento leads to a section of submerged land after recent rain resulted in a noticeably high water level. Photo taken Jan. 3, 2023.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Flood/2023_01_03_AI_0099_River_Levels.jpg?mw=200&hash=B17E5551465DCCE42A7AE2FD08988B1F)
DWR is preparing for a series of storms in the next ten days that could potentially bring additional flooding to communities already inundated by recent downpours.
![image of Lake Oroville on Dec. 21, 2022](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_12_21_KJ_0300_Lake_Oroville.jpg?mw=200&hash=FFD590EB7554AC5D3EA20703997B0E4A)
Lake Oroville Community Update for December 30, 2022.
![An image taken with a drone shows low water conditions at Oroville Dam located at Lake Oroville in Butte County, California. Photo taken December 21, 2022.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_12_21_KJ_0109_Lake_Oroville.jpg?mw=200&hash=D659A0814384D6D0273786D3CB602330)
Lake Oroville Community Update for December 23, 2022.
![With visibly low water conditions shown in this aerial photograph taken via drone at Lake Oroville in Butte County, the Loafer Point Stage 2 Boat Ramp on the left, and the Bidwell Canyon Boat Ramp on the right, are visible on a day when storage was 1,218,591 AF (Acre Feet) or 34% of total capacity Photo taken October 5, 2022.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_10_05_AI_0279_Oroville_Lake_Levels.jpg?mw=200&hash=192463C8D6F196EE6D9F92149C7F3E17)
Lake Oroville Community Update for December 16, 2022.
![Chart showing estimated changes in Sacramento Basin runoff.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Delta-Conveyance/Estimated_Runoff_Changes.png?mw=200&hash=7F71195CDB089103819C10D7AC8CA921)
The proposed Delta Conveyance Project would help ensure water supply reliability for the State Water Project in light of projected future changes in precipitation and seasonal flow patterns due to climate change.
![Lime Saddle Marina showing Lake Oroville with a reservoir storage of 1,663,134 acre-feet (AF), 47 percent of the total capacity on July 6, 2022.](/-/media/DWR-Images/Oroville/2022_07_06_FL_0028_Lime_Saddle.jpg?mw=200&hash=E06073B3253D552E78E7F1CADC8E04E2)
Lake Oroville Community Update for December 9, 2022.
![Winter outlook 2022 workshop attendees gather for a group photo.](/-/media/DWR-Images/People/WOW2022.jpg?mw=200&hash=3753885C3BBBDB9012FF3A72313392B2)
DWR recently announced its Climate Science Service Awards at the 14th annual Winter Outlook Workshop in San Diego on November 14.