Love the water? California is home to the No. 1 lake in the nation, according to USA Today readers.

Lake Oroville, California's second-largest reservoir, has experienced dramatic swings in water levels over recent years, reflecting broader challenges in the state's management of water resources.

Lake Oroville in Northern California’s Butte County is one of the state’s most important reservoirs. It’s part of a ...

The “cold, exhausted” paddleboarder wasn’t wearing a life vest and was found 100 yards from the shore after a caller said she ...

The Santa Ynez Reservoir has reopened — months after the devastating Palisades Fire. Los Angeles locals and officials aren't happy with the delay.

The Chino Basin Project is intended to make Inland Valley residents less reliant on water from Northern California.

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the ...

A federal judge agreed that a 2016 law requires the Bureau of Reclamation to convert short-term contracts into permanent ones without imposing additional conditions or review.

The California Department of Water Resources urges caution, advising people to stay clear of algae and scum, supervise ...

A coalition has begun an effort to bring back Tulare Lake and its once-vast wetlands on thousands of acres of farmland in the ...

Authorities in Northern California have found the bodies of all seven people missing since an explosion last week at a ...