Few areas in California have highlighted a shift from drought concerns than Lake Oroville, the state's second-largest reservoir that now sits at 100%.

Water conflicts are inevitable in dry California, but such conflicts with deteriorating ecosystems and climate conditions ...

The temporary limit will allow levels to range between 910.5 and 912.5 feet, which is an extra foot and a half above and ...

A friend of mine Ron Gaston has been going to Klamath Lake, Oregon each summer for many years. His usual time frame is the ...

New Melones Lake, another key source for the San Joaquin Valley, registered 83% of capacity, or 134% of its typical level for early April. This story was originally published April 11, 2025 at 3: ...

The California Department of Water Resources is increasing the outflows from the lake from 10,000 cubic feet per second to 15 ...

If the water level dips below 20,000 acre-feet, the county must deliver less water to municipalities and limit downstream releases, according to the county’s Low Reservoir Response Plan.

The lake has gone up nearly 10 feet since last Friday, Jan. 31. California officials consider Lake Shasta full when water levels reach 1,067 feet above sea level, so there’s room for more.

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.

California's two largest reservoirs, Lake Shasta and Lake Oroville, saw water level increases over the weekend after an ...

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 ...

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.