DWR Updates

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is maintaining releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River at 35,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), with 23,000 cfs flowing through the low-flow channel within the City of Oroville.

DWR is maintaining releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River at 35,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), with 23,000 cfs flowing through the low-flow channel within the City of Oroville.

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DWR is maintaining releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River at 35,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), with 23,000 cfs flowing through the low-flow channel within the City of Oroville

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is maintaining releases from Lake Oroville to the Feather River at 35,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), with 23,000 cfs flowing through the low-flow channel within the City of Oroville.

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A drone provides a view of construction equipment placing rock to close a levee break caused by floodwaters from the Pajaro River near the township of Pajaro in Monterey County, California. The floodwater breached the levee around midnight on March 10, 2023.

As storms continue to bring rain and snow to California this winter, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is working to provide support to communities impacted by flooding. One recent high-profile event was the levee break along the Pajaro River in Monterey County.

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Water flows from the Lake Oroville main spillway on March 10, 2023.

DWR is alerting Butte County and Oroville residents of the impending closure of Oro Dam Blvd. E. between Rusty Dusty Road and Canyon Drive due to increased releases from the main spillway at Oroville Dam.

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Water flows over the four energy dissipator blocks at the end of the Lake Oroville main spillway in Butte County, California. Photo taken March 10, 2023.

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) continues to release water from Oroville Dam to the Feather River for flood control protection to downstream communities. This morning, releases from the main spillway were increased to 15,200 cubic feet per second (cfs), which accounts for all current releases to the Feather River.

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