Lake Oroville

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Lake Oroville is a large man-made reservoir in Northern California, created by the Oroville Dam on the Feather River, that serves as a major source of water storage, flood control, and recreation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
reservoir
basinCountry United States
completed 1968
connectedInfrastructure Edward Hyatt Powerplant
Oroville–Thermalito Complex
constructionBegan 1961
country United States
createdByProject Oroville Dam Project
fishSpecies bass
salmon
trout
formedBy Oroville Dam
hasSpillway Oroville Dam emergency spillway
Oroville Dam main spillway
inflow Feather River NERFINISHED
Middle Fork Feather River NERFINISHED
North Fork Feather River NERFINISHED
South Fork Feather River NERFINISHED
locatedIn Butte County, California NERFINISHED
California
Northern California
locatedOnRiver Feather River NERFINISHED
managingAgency California Department of Water Resources
maximumCapacity approximately 3,537,577 acre-feet
maximumDepth over 690 feet
nearCity Oroville, California
notableEvent 2017 Oroville Dam spillway crisis
opened 1968
outflow Feather River NERFINISHED
partOf California State Water Project
Feather River watershed
protectedArea Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation supply
recreation
water storage
rank one of the largest reservoirs in California
recreationActivity boating
camping
fishing
swimming
water skiing
state California
surfaceArea approximately 15,800 acres at full pool
waterSupplyFor Central Valley Project service areas (via exchanges and interties)
agricultural users in the Central Valley
municipal users in Southern California


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