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Oroville Dam, California California Department of Water Resources
Oroville Incident — 12-14 February 2017
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Oroville Dam, California State Water ProjectEarthen embankment dam on the Feather River
Water storage, Flood control, Hydroelectric power generation, and Water quality improvement
Built 1961-1968Tallest earth dam in the United States, 230 mStorage 4.4 km3
Six power-generating turbines, 819 megawatts (MW)Oroville Dam Reservoir Regulation Manual USACE
Oroville Dam, California 1961-1968
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Vertically Integrated Water
Vapor (IWV); shaded in
units of mm
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Main spillway 813 ft (248 m)
Auxiliary weir 901 ft (275 m)
1 CMS = 35 CFS
February 2017
~ 190,000 cfs5380 cms
Main spillway 813 ft (248 m)
Auxiliary weir 901 ft (275 m)
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Main (service) spillway Eight Tainter gates (4,200 cms = 150,000 cfs )