1 day ago · Lake Oroville Water Level including historical chart
· OROVILLE, Calif. - Heavy rain has caused significant changes to local lakelevels, with LakeOroville experiencing a rapid rise. As of Tuesday morning, LakeOroville is at 789 feet, which is a 23-foot increase over the past three days. On Sunday and Monday, the inflow reached more than 89,000 cubic ...
LakeOroville surpassed 2 million acre feet of water around 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to DWR's data exchange center, rising more than 23 feet in a three day period.
· The Oroville Dam plays a crucial role in flood protection for downstream communities by capturing runoff from rain and future snowmelt that would otherwise flow into the Feather River, potentially ...
· An intense round of storms delivered staggering rainfall to the Northern Sierra, with up to 11 inches of rain falling in just the past 24 hours—and LakeOroville is already feeling the impact.
· According to DWR spokesperson Raquel Borrayo, the lake is currently at 98% capacity. Between the end of May and the beginning of June, it even reached full capacity. Scott Duke, a local boater, shared his enthusiasm for the high waterlevels at LakeOroville.
· The current inflow into the lake is just over 39,000 CFS, driven by the steady rainfall in the area. The DWR had already increased water releases to the Feather River from the Oroville Thermalito Complex on Friday to help protect downstream communities from flooding.
