A drone panoramic view of Oroville Dam and main spillway at Lake Oroville in Butte County, Calif. Photo taken March 11, 2025.

Forest Ranch Charter School also confirmed that the school closed because of the snow. The Chico Police Department has ...

Using historical forecasts, reservoir storage and river flow data, scientists found that FIRO, combined with a planned second ...

The water is being released through the Hyatt Powerplant for energy production as well as the Oroville Dam’s main spillway. The DWR and the California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) ...

Newsweek reported that the California Department of Water Resources posted on X, formerly Twitter: "DWR will begin using Oroville Dam's main spillway for flood control releases this morning at 10 a.m.

Officials say that water is currently being released through the Edward Hyatt Power Plant for hydro-electric energy production and is also being released via the main spillway at the Oroville Dam. The ...

A full moon rises over the Oroville Dam main spillway at Lake Oroville in Butte County on Jan. 13, 2025. The reservoir was at 73% of capacity thanks to recent rainfall. State water managers are ...