DWR Updates

bald eagle in tree near Lake Oroville

Seven nesting pairs of bald eagles who have made the Oroville area their home are once again raising families. Environmental scientists from the Department of Water Resources (DWR) Oroville Field Division have been eagerly watching the development of the nine new eaglets – an increase from the eight eaglets spotted in 2019.

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Sierra Nevada Mountains with snow -- photo taken April 30, 2020

California has the most variable weather conditions in the United States, often varying between extremes such as drought and flood. Our ability to forecast variable weather conditions well in advance is a driving factor in how water managers maximize the benefits and minimize the hazards of each storm.

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Aerial view looking east Holland Tract in foreground then Old river and Bacon Island in background, part of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County, California.

DWR continues to advance the Delta Conveyance Project, which is being planned to maintain reliability of the state’s water system in decades to come.

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