Oroville Dam; Oroville, CA 95966, USA

Oroville, CA 95966, USA | 2017-Feb-13

Initial Notification: On 12-FEB-2017, roughly 190,000 people were evacuated from below the Oroville dam due to high water levels within Lake Oroville and eroding emergency/auxillary spillway structure. The Oroville dam is the tallest dam in the US (770’) and impounds the second-largest man-made lake in CA. Water levels within Lake Oroville were diminishing by 13-FEB-2017, but more rain is expected in the area later in the week. No pollution events nor structural failure have yet occurred, but disaster agencies (CalOES & FEMA) have activated some of their resources.