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Lake Oroville is 100% full as California reservoirs are revived by historic rain and snowmelt

California's second-largest reservoir is now completely full after a historic rainy season recharged reservoirs across the state following years of drought. Lake Oroville, fed by the Feather River about 80 miles north of Sacramento, is at 100% of its capacity, according to the California Department of Water Resources. Since Dec. 1, the lake's water level has increased more than 240 feet thanks ...
A boat dock at the spillway launch ramp at Lake Oroville, which is now at 100% of capacity.

California's second-largest reservoir is now completely full after a historic rainy season recharged reservoirs across the state following years of drought.

Lake Oroville, fed by the Feather River about 80 miles north of Sacramento, is at 100% of its capacity, according to the California Department of Water Resources.

Since Dec. 1, the lake's water level has thanks to more than 2.5 million additional acre-feet of water brought on by a. That puts the reservoir at 127% of its historical average for the date, .

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