Oroville Dam

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earthfill dam embankment dam hydroelectric dam reservoir dam

Oroville Dam is a large earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River in Northern California, serving as a key water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric facility.

Aliases (5)

Oroville Dam Project ×1
Oroville Dam complex ×1
Oroville Dam emergency spillway ×1
Oroville Facilities of the State Water Project ×1
Oroville–Thermalito Complex ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	earthfill dam → embankment dam → hydroelectric dam → reservoir dam →
baseWidth	approximately 3,500 feet →
constructionMaterial	earthfill →
constructionStartDate	1961 →
country	United States →
crestElevation	approximately 922 feet above sea level →
crestWidth	approximately 44 feet →
downstreamCity	Oroville, California →
evacuationOrderDate	February 2017 →
hasAuxiliarySpillway	yes →
height	approximately 235 meters → approximately 770 feet →
impounds	Lake Oroville →
installedCapacity	approximately 819 megawatts →
length	approximately 2,110 meters → approximately 6,920 feet →
locatedIn	Butte County, California NERFINISHED → California →
locatedNear	Oroville, California →
locatedOnRiver	Feather River NERFINISHED →
managingAgency	California Natural Resources Agency →
notableEvent	2017 spillway damage and evacuation incident →
numberOfSpillwayGates	8 →
openingDate	1968 →
operator	California Department of Water Resources →
owner	California Department of Water Resources →
partOf	California State Water Project →
powerPlantName	Edward Hyatt Powerplant →
powerPlantType	underground power station →
providesFloodProtectionTo	downstream communities along the Feather River →
providesIrrigationWaterTo	agricultural users in Central and Southern California →
providesWaterSupplyFor	municipal and industrial users in California →
providesWaterTo	State Water Project aqueduct system →
purpose	flood control → hydroelectric power generation → recreation → water storage →
regionServed	Central Valley of California → San Joaquin Valley →
reservoirCapacity	approximately 3,537,000 acre-feet →
reservoirName	Lake Oroville →
reservoirSurfaceArea	approximately 15,800 acres →
riverBasin	Sacramento River Basin →
spillwayType	gated concrete chute spillway →
status	operational →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hyatt Powerplant ("Oroville Dam complex") →	associatedWith
Lake Oroville ("Oroville–Thermalito Complex") →	connectedInfrastructure
Butte County →	contains
Lake Oroville ("Oroville Dam Project") →	createdByProject
Lake Oroville →	formedBy
State Water Project →	hasComponent
Lake Oroville ("Oroville Dam emergency spillway") →	hasSpillway
SWP →	includesComponent
Hyatt Powerplant ("Oroville Facilities of the State Water Project") →	isMajorComponentOf
Hyatt Powerplant →	locatedAt
Burns-Porter Act →	relatedTo