Lake Oroville at 100 percent capacity on June 15, 2023, in Oroville, California. Last month, the lake saw one of the biggest water-level changes the reservoir has ever experienced in November.

The California Department of Water Resources is increasing the outflows from the lake from 10,000 cubic feet per second to 15,000 cfs starting Tuesday, March 18. The vast majority of the water ...

These consequences can be far-reaching. Lake Oroville carries water to the San Francisco Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley, and Southern California. It took five years to build and was completed in 1967.

OROVILLE — Lake Oroville’s water level peaked early this year but has fallen drastically compared to 2023. By early June 2024, the lake had reached its capacity from snow runoff left by late ...

As of Monday, Lake Oroville's current water level elevation was higher than that in 2023 and 2024 at this time of year. It is expected to continue rising through California's wet season.

Lake Oroville was measured at 888.79 feet in elevation at 2 p.m. Monday, meaning it's just over 11 feet from capacity. From the Oroville Dam, the shoreline between the trees and the water was minimal.

Other major reservoirs in the state are also filling up, including the state’s second largest, Lake Oroville, according to data from the California Department of Water Resources. As of Jan. 3 ...