OROVILLE, Calif. -- A gaping hole in the spillway for the tallest dam in the United States has grown and authorities said they expect it will continue eroding as water washes over it but the Oroville ...
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How One Crack in the Oroville Dam Almost Triggered a Catastrophe

When California’s Oroville Dam spillway cracked open, it unleashed one of the most dangerous infrastructure crises in U.S. history. Uplift forces, weak concrete, and poor oversight combined to push ...
OROVILLE, Calif. (KGO) -- Residents were returning home after officials lifted evacuation orders near the Oroville Dam Tuesday afternoon. Water officials say they've drained enough of the lake behind ...
OROVILLE, Calif. (KGO) -- Nearly 200,000 people are still under mandatory evacuation orders Monday night over fear the Oroville Dam emergency spillway could fail. RELATED: Water level drops at ...
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Work on DWR trailways ends for winter

After months of sealing and paving along the Brad Freeman Trail that lines the Thermalito Afterbay, the California Department ...
Officials will the dam monitor as forecasts threaten more storms in the area. — -- California officials have lifted the evacuation order affecting hundreds of thousands of residents in the areas ...