Oroville-Thermalito Complex
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The Oroville-Thermalito Complex is a major California water management and hydroelectric system centered around Oroville Dam that stores, diverts, and distributes water for flood control, power generation, and irrigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oroville-Thermalito Complex canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power system
ⓘ
water management system ⓘ |
| category |
Dams and reservoirs in California
ⓘ
Hydroelectric power stations in California ⓘ State Water Project infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectedTo | California Aqueduct (via State Water Project) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| floodControlFor |
Feather River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sacramento Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEmergencySpillway | Oroville Dam emergency spillway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Edward Hyatt Powerplant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Feather River Fish Hatchery NERFINISHED ⓘ Fish Barrier Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Oroville NERFINISHED ⓘ Oroville Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Thermalito Afterbay NERFINISHED ⓘ Thermalito Diversion Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Thermalito Diversion Dam Powerplant NERFINISHED ⓘ Thermalito Diversion Pool NERFINISHED ⓘ Thermalito Forebay NERFINISHED ⓘ Thermalito Power Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Thermalito Pumping-Generating Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Lake Oroville State Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
Lake Oroville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thermalito Afterbay NERFINISHED ⓘ Thermalito Forebay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | Oroville Dam main spillway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inServiceSince | late 1960s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Butte County, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| locatedOnRiver | Feather River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manages | State Water Project water releases ⓘ |
| nearCity | Oroville, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | California Department of Water Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | California State Water Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides | fish habitat mitigation facilities ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| regulates | Feather River flows ⓘ |
| supports | Central Valley Project water deliveries (indirectly) ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
concrete embankment dam
ⓘ
pumped-storage hydroelectricity ⓘ |
| waterSource | Sierra Nevada snowmelt ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.