Oroville >> The group that 12 years ago warned the Oroville Dam emergency spillway could fail, Tuesday released a new set of recommendations for operation of the dam and the Feather River flood ...

OROVILLE — Concrete pouring is due to start Monday on the second half of the Oroville Dam emergency spillway “splash pad.” That’s the only milestone reported Wednesday during a media call ...

On Feb. 11, for the first time in the dam's history, water began pouring over a 1,700-foot-long weir adjacent to the concrete chute and down the hill designated as the dam's emergency spillway. Less ...

The main spillway has been rebuilt to modern specifications, and an extensive area at the top of the emergency spillway has been reinforced with a variety of concrete structures -- all at a cost of $1 ...

Geological surveys conducted in 1948 and 1961 for the Oroville Dam project found the hillside below the emergency spillway weir location to have extensive deeply weathered rock, according to the ...

The next day, erosion beneath the lip of the emergency spillway threatened to eat a hole in the side of the overflowing reservoir, prompting the downstream evacuation of more than 100,000 people.

OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A small California city at the base of the tallest U.S. dam filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state over an emergency that forced authorities to order 188,000 people ...

SAN FRANCISCO-- Heavy rain is moving across Northern California, prompting at least one city to bring in additional emergency crews as authorities warn morning commuters to drive slowly.

On the Edge of Disaster. Completed in 1968, the 770-ft-tall Oroville dam—tallest in the U.S.—was equipped with a 3,055-ft-long main spillway.

The oncoming storm is expected to raise the water level of Lake Oroville to 830 feet above sea level, which requires stepped-up releases to 14,500 cubic feet per second under DWR’s flood control ...

The group that 12 years ago warned the Oroville Dam emergency spillway could fail, Tuesday released a new set of recommendations for operation of the dam and the Feather River flood control system.

The group that 12 years ago warned the Oroville Dam emergency spillway could fail, Tuesday released a new set of recommendations for operation of the dam and the Feather River flood control system.