Resource
Oroville Dam Spillway Incident: Putting Community Safety First While Investigating the Cause
Resource Type
News Articles (Industry Outlets)
Reference Title
Oroville Dam Spillway Incident: Putting Community Safety First While Investigating the Cause
Organization/Agency
American Society of Civil Engineers
Geo-Institute
Publisher Name
American Society of Civil Engineers
Year
2018
Date
07-08/2018
Journal Title
GEOSTRATA
ISBN/ISSN
ISSN: 1529-2975
Topic Location
California
Oroville
Abstract/Additional Information
The Oroville Dam, and its associated reservoir and hydropower plant facility, is located on the Feather River in Northern California and is owned and operated by the State of California, Department of Water Resources (DWR). At 770 ft high, this earth embankment is the tallest dam in the United States. With its 3.5 million acre-ft of storage, Lake Oroville is the second largest reservoir in California, supplying water as far south as Los Angeles.
