| Lake Oroville | |
|---|---|
 Satellite image of the lake by Sentinel-2 | |
  Lake Oroville  Lake Oroville | |
| Location | Oroville East, Butte County, California |
| Coordinates | 39°32′14″N 121°29′00″W / 39.53722°N 121.48333°W[1] at Oroville Dam |
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | North Fork Feather River, Middle Fork Feather River, West Branch Feather River, South Fork Feather River, various other smaller streams |
| Primary outflows | Feather River |
| Catchment area | 3,950 square miles (10,200 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | California Department of Water Resources |
| Built | 1961 (Construction started on Oroville Dam) 2017-2019 (Spillway Rebuilt) |
| First flooded | 1969 |
| Water volume | 3,537,577 acre-feet (4.363537×109 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 167 miles (269 km) |
| Surface elevation | 901 feet (275 m)[2] |
| Frozen | Never |
| Islands | Bloomer Island, Foreman Island, others unnamed |
| Settlements | Oroville |
| Website | water |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Oroville[1] is a reservoir formed by the Oroville Dam impounding the Feather River, located in Butte County, northern California. The lake is situated 5 miles (8 km) northeast of the city of Oroville, within the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Known as the second-largest reservoir in California, Lake Oroville is treated as a keystone facility within the California State Water Project by storing water, providing flood control, recreation, freshwater releases to assist in controlling the salinity intrusion into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and protecting fish and wildlife.
The lake is a popular nationally renowned bass fishing location,[3] while coho salmon are stocked from the Feather River Fish Hatchery.[4] This hatchery is a main component of Lake Oroville.
- ^ a b "Lake Oroville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ USGS Topo Maps for United States (Map). Cartography by United States Geological Survey. ACME Mapper. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ "Beautiful Lake Oroville Camping". Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ "Fishing at Lake Oroville". iFished.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-09-19.