Communities immediately downstream of California's Lake Oroville dam would not receive adequate warning or time for evacuations if the 770-foot-tall dam itself were to abruptly fail.

Oroville Dam is the tallest dam in the United States, at 770 feet high. It is a critical part of California’s water system, ... On Friday, Lake Oroville was 43 percent full.

Oroville Dam: Three dams in Santa Clara County have similar spillway problems ... with Anderson on Tuesday at 28 percent full, Calero at 35 percent and Guadalupe 15 percent full.

And this is how the nightmare situation at the Oroville Dam started. For the full story and to see the most recent images revealing the severe damage to the spillway, take a look at the gallery above.

The mass evacuations underway below the Oroville Dam capped a week of frantic efforts to prevent flooding ... Lake Oroville had gone from 80% full to overflowing in less than a week when managers ...

Dam operators are expected to run Lake Oroville, the state’s second largest reservoir, at lower water levels this summer as they wrestle with the complicated task of fixing the dam’s broken ...

Oroville Dam operators seek to reduce flood risk as California's second-largest reservoir steadily rises. ... Oroville reservoir was 75% full — or 115% of its historical average for early March.

Join us as we unravel the full story behind the terrible collapse of the Oroville Dam and its lasting impact on infrastructure management. Awesome Posted: May 30, 2025 | Last updated: June 6, 2025 ...

And this is how the nightmare situation at the Oroville Dam started. For the full story and to see the most recent images revealing the severe damage to the spillway, take a look at the photos ...