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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Oroville canonical | 16 |
| Lake Oroville State Recreation Area | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial lake
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| completed | 1968 ⓘ |
| connectedInfrastructure |
Hyatt Powerplant
ⓘ
surface form:
Edward Hyatt Powerplant
Oroville Dam ⓘ
surface form:
Oroville–Thermalito Complex
|
| constructionBegan | 1961 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdByProject |
Oroville Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Oroville Dam Project
|
| fishSpecies |
bass
ⓘ
salmon ⓘ trout ⓘ |
| formedBy | Oroville Dam ⓘ |
| hasSpillway |
Oroville Dam
ⓘ
surface form:
Oroville Dam emergency spillway
Oroville Dam main spillway ⓘ |
| inflow |
Feather River
ⓘ
Middle Fork Feather River ⓘ Feather River ⓘ
surface form:
North Fork Feather River
South Fork Feather River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Butte County
ⓘ
surface form:
Butte County, California
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Northern California ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Feather River ⓘ |
| managingAgency | California Department of Water Resources ⓘ |
| maximumCapacity | approximately 3,537,577 acre-feet ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | over 690 feet ⓘ |
| nearCity |
City of Oroville, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Oroville, California
|
| notableEvent | 2017 Oroville Dam spillway crisis ⓘ |
| opened | 1968 ⓘ |
| outflow | Feather River ⓘ |
| partOf |
State Water Project
ⓘ
surface form:
California State Water Project
Feather River ⓘ
surface form:
Feather River watershed
|
| protectedArea |
Lake Oroville
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| surfaceArea | approximately 15,800 acres at full pool ⓘ |
| waterSupplyFor |
Central Valley Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Valley Project service areas (via exchanges and interties)
agricultural users in the Central Valley ⓘ municipal users in Southern California ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
this entity surface form:
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
this entity surface form:
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area