PHOTO GALLERY: This weekend at Oroville Dam.
Damaged spillway returns to use; other work continues From the Department of Water Resources: By mid-afternoon on Friday March 17, 2017, the California Department of Water Resources had increased the water outflow from the gates of the Lake Oroville flood control spillway to 40,000 cubic feet per second.
Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources Friday morning at 11 a.m., the California Department of Water Resources reopened the gates to the damaged Lake Oroville flood control spillway to bring down the lake level to accommodate the inflow waters from rain and snowmelt expected over the next week at the Butte County site.
Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources Around noon on Friday March 17, 2017, the California Department of Water Resources had increased the water outflow from the gates of the Lake Oroville flood control spillway to 40,000 cubic feet per second.
Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources Friday morning at 11 a.m., the California Department of Water Resources reopened the gates to the damaged Lake Oroville flood control spillway to bring down the lake level to accommodate the inflow waters from rain and snowmelt expected over the next week at the Butte County site.
Kelly M. Grow/ California Department of Water Resources The California Department of Water Resources continued to release water from the Lake Oroville flood control spillway at an outflow of 41,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Saturday March 18, 2017.
Ryan McKinney / California Department of Water Resources The California Department of Water Resources continued to release water from the Lake Oroville flood control spillway at an outflow of 41,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Saturday March 18, 2017.
Ryan McKinney / California Department of Water Resources, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY The California Department of Water Resources continued to release water from the Lake Oroville flood control spillway at an outflow of 41,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Saturday March 18, 2017.
Ryan McKinney / California Department of Water Resources The California Department of Water Resources continued to release water from the Lake Oroville flood control spillway at an outflow of 41,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Saturday evening March 18, 2017.
Ryan McKinney / California Department of Water Resources