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Lake Oroville Recreation

Lake Oroville, located about 75 miles north of Sacramento, is a favorite destination for thousands of visitors each year. The lake has more than 167 miles of sh ...

About

Established in 1956 by the California State Legislature, we protect, conserve, develop, and manage much of California's water supply. This includes the State Wa ...

Recreation

We manage the multipurpose State Water Project (SWP) that provides water supply, flood control, fish and wildlife habitat, and outstanding recreational opportun ...

Castaic Lake Recreation

Castaic Lake, one of the State Water Project's largest recreational lakes and the terminal of its west branch, provides emergency storage in the event of a shut ...

National Hydrography Dataset Stewardship Program

The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) are used to portray the flow of surface water on the The National Map which is maint ...

Climate Change Basics

Climate change is impacting California’s water resources, as evidenced by changes in snowpack, sea level, and river flows. As we seek to adapt to and mitigate t ...

Programs

Working with other agencies and the public, our programs strategically manage California's water resources and systems. Our goal is to meet social, environmenta ...

Emergency Management

The Department of Water Resources manages and protects California’s water resources. We are also responsible for protecting life and property from catastrophic ...

Q/A -- Building the Tunnel, Part 2: At Home Inside a 20,000 Horsepower Tunneling Machine

The Delta Conveyance Deep Dive video series continues with “Building the Tunnel Part Two”.

Lake Oroville Operations Update: May 31

Due to forecasted inflows into Lake Oroville, DWR is preparing for the potential use of Oroville’s main spillway next week.

Oroville Spillways Construction Update: February 1, 2019

DWR and our main contractor Kiewit are pushing forward to wrap up construction of the Oroville main spillway and emergency spillway.

Lake Oroville Community Update -- August 30

Lake Oroville Community Update for August 30, 2019.

Lake Oroville Community Update: Jan. 31

Read the Lake Oroville Community Update for January 31, 2020.

Lake Oroville Community Update: January 24

Lake Oroville Community Update for January 24, 2020.

DWR Crowdsources Cutting Edge Science to Protect Spring-Run Salmon

Spring-run Chinook used to be the dominant run of salmon in California’s Central Valley, with more than a million spawners spread across nearly every river and ...

Update from the Delta Conveyance Project: In Response to Ongoing Public Health and Safety Concerns

The nature of the COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving. As individuals, organizations and local governments are focusing their attention on the safety of their ...

Lake Oroville Community Update: January 10

Lake Oroville Community Update for January 10, 2020.

April Delta Conveyance Project Update

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) scoping period concluded on April 17, 2020 after an extended 93-day public comment period. DWR is reviewing all ...

Update: Feather River Salmon Spawning Restoration Project

DWR's 2017 salmon spawning restoration project in the Feather River led to a successful fall run, with several hundred Chinook salmon spawning in the restored h ...

Teachers Learn About Climate Change from Project WET Collaboration

Upcoming workshops to provide K-12 teachers tools and resources to teach climate issues to their students.

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