DWR Updates

Newly installed white, box-style gates provide access to the Brad Freeman Trail between Cherokee Road and Garden Drive

Lake Oroville Update - November 11, 2024

Lake Oroville Update for November 11, 2024

Published: November 01, 2024

Lake Oroville Update - October 25, 2024

Lake Oroville Update for October 25, 2024

Published: October 25, 2024

DWR Climate Action Coordinator, Romain Mandley (second from right), with Flood-MAR partners receiving the AWRA Integrated Water Resources Management Award in St. Louis.

DWR Nationally Recognized for Climate Action, Water Resilience by American Water Resources Association

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) was nationally recognized for its leadership in climate action and integrated water management at the 2024 American Water Resources Association (AWRA) conference in St. Louis earlier this month.

Published: October 24, 2024

Fuel load management work, including controlled burns, is conducted by CalFire in conjunction with California Department of Water Resources at Loafer Creek State Recreation Area in Oroville, California. The work is part of the fuel load management program which reduces fire risk, protects public safety, and enhances forest and watershed health.

Lake Oroville Update - October 18, 2024

Lake Oroville Update for October 18, 2024

Published: October 18, 2024

A portion of the Brad Freeman Trail between Cherokee and Garden Drives is graded prior to paving work.

Lake Oroville Update - October 11, 2024

Lake Oroville Update for October 11, 2024

Published: October 11, 2024

Drone photo of Lake Oroville. Photo taken September 5, 2024.

Lake Oroville Update - October 4, 2024

Lake Oroville Update for October 4, 2024

Published: October 04, 2024

A drone view of houseboats at Bidwell Canyon Marina on Lake Oroville in Butte County, California. On this date, the water storage was 2,243,714 acre-feet (AF), 66 percent of the total capacity. Photo taken September 5, 2024.

Lake Oroville Update - September 27, 2024

Lake Oroville Update for September 27, 2024

Published: September 27, 2024

Dos Amigos Pumping Plant, one of 21 pumping plants within the California State Water Project, lifts water more than 100 feet from the California Aqueduct.

An Annual Snapshot of the Management of the State Water Project

The Department of Water Resources recently released the latest two editions of the Bulletin 132 series that reports annual water deliveries, facilities maintenance, financial analysis, water quality monitoring, recreational opportunities, power resources, and other activities related to the SWP.

Published: September 24, 2024

The California Department of Water Resources Board of Consultants inspects the interior surface and drains on the newly-constructed Lake Oroville main spillway in Butte County, California. Photo taken May 20, 2019.

Lake Oroville Update - September 20, 2024

Lake Oroville Update for September 20, 2024.

Published: September 20, 2024

Children look through an underwater viewing window of a Chinook Salmon swimming up the fish ladder at the Feather River Fish Hatchery during the Oroville Salmon Festival in Oroville, California, September 23, 2023. The public was invited to tour the facility as part of the event.

Lake Oroville Update - September 13, 2024

Lake Oroville Update for September 13, 2024

Published: September 13, 2024

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