DWR Updates

A drone provides an aerial view of the Lake Oroville Main Spillway as the  California Department of Water Resources increased the water release to 35,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Friday afternoon. Main spillway releases will continue to manage lake levels in anticipation of forecast rain and snowmelt. Photo taken March 17, 2023.

DWR is maintaining releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River at 10,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), with 1,900 cfs flowing through the low-flow channel within the City of Oroville.

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Lake Oroville water releases due to the March storms

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is maintaining releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River at 15,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). Due to maintenance work on a buoy line near the Thermalito Afterbay River Outlet, flows through the low-flow channel in the City of Oroville were temporarily increased today to a peak of 9,000 cfs.

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Oroville Spillway releases during the March storms

DWR continues to reduce releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River. Water outflows from the lake were reduced to 15,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) today, with 4,000 cfs flowing through the low-flow channel within the City of Oroville.

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Oroville Spillway Releases from March 17 2023

DWR continues to reduce releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River. Water outflows from the lake were reduced to 20,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) today, with 9,000 cfs flowing through the low-flow channel within the City of Oroville.

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A drone provides an aerial view of the Lake Oroville Main Spillway on March 17, 2023.

DWR will begin reducing releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River this afternoon. Water outflows from the lake will be reduced to 27,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) by 6 p.m., with 16,500 cfs flowing through the low-flow channel within the City of Oroville.

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