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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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial lake
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reservoir → |
| basinCountry |
United States
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| completed |
1968
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| connectedInfrastructure |
Edward Hyatt Powerplant
→
Oroville–Thermalito Complex → |
| constructionBegan |
1961
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| country |
United States
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| createdByProject |
Oroville Dam Project
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| fishSpecies |
bass
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salmon → trout → |
| formedBy |
Oroville Dam
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| hasSpillway |
Oroville Dam emergency spillway
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Oroville Dam main spillway → |
| inflow |
Feather River
NERFINISHED
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Middle Fork Feather River NERFINISHED → North Fork Feather River NERFINISHED → South Fork Feather River NERFINISHED → |
| locatedIn |
Butte County, California
NERFINISHED
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California → Northern California → |
| locatedOnRiver |
Feather River
NERFINISHED
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| managingAgency |
California Department of Water Resources
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| maximumCapacity |
approximately 3,537,577 acre-feet
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| maximumDepth |
over 690 feet
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| nearCity |
Oroville, California
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| notableEvent |
2017 Oroville Dam spillway crisis
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| opened |
1968
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| outflow |
Feather River
NERFINISHED
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| partOf |
California State Water Project
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Feather River watershed → |
| protectedArea |
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
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| purpose |
flood control
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hydroelectric power generation → irrigation supply → recreation → water storage → |
| rank |
one of the largest reservoirs in California
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| recreationActivity |
boating
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camping → fishing → swimming → water skiing → |
| state |
California
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| surfaceArea |
approximately 15,800 acres at full pool
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| waterSupplyFor |
Central Valley Project service areas (via exchanges and interties)
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agricultural users in the Central Valley → municipal users in Southern California → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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State Water Project
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hasComponent |
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Butte County
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hasLake |
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Hyatt Powerplant
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hasReservoir |
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Oroville Dam
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impounds |
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SWP
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includesComponent |
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Hyatt Powerplant
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locatedBelow |
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Lake Oroville
("Lake Oroville State Recreation Area")
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protectedArea |
|
Oroville Dam
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reservoirName |
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Hyatt Powerplant
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usesWaterFrom |