Oroville Dam
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| Address | Canyon Dr & Oroville Dam Rd, Oroville, CA 95966, United States |
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| Hours | Open now |
| Spillway capacity | 150,000 cu ft/s (4,200 m3/s) (service) |
| Capacity factor | 21% |
| Inactive capacity | 29,600 acre⋅ft (0. 0365 km3) |
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| ID | 2327397 |
About Oroville Dam
Oroville Dam is an earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley. At 770 feet high, it is the tallest dam in the U. S. and serves mainly for water supply, hydroelectricity generation and flood control.
Where is the Oroville Dam
Click on the photo of Oroville Dam to view it on Google Maps.
