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2. Oroville, California - Wikipedia

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   06-54386. Website. cityoforoville .org. Oroville ( Oro, Spanish for "Gold" and Ville, French for "town") is the county seat of Butte County, California, United States. The population of the city was 15,506 at the 2010 census, up from 13,004 in the 2000 census. Following the 2018 Camp Fire that destroyed much of the town of Paradise, the ...

3. Lake Oroville - Wikipedia

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   Lake Oroville. /  39.53722°N 121.48333°W  / 39.53722; -121.48333. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Lake Oroville [1] is a reservoir formed by the Oroville Dam impounding the Feather River, located in Butte County, northern California.

4. Oroville Dam - Wikipedia

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   Oroville Dam. /  39.53889°N 121.48556°W  / 39.53889; -121.48556. Oroville Dam is an earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley. At 770 feet (235 m) high, it is the tallest dam in the U.S. [8] and serves mainly for water supply ...

5. Oroville–Thermalito Complex - Wikipedia

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   The Oroville–Thermalito Complex was designed as an efficient water and power storage and conveyance system. All reservoirs and canals, combined, store about 3,620,000 acre-feet (4.47 km 3) when at max capacity, and generate power from releases made through Hyatt Powerplant and two other generating plants in nearby Thermalito.

6. Lake Oroville State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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   1967. Governing body. California Department of Parks and Recreation. Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (LOSRA) is a state park unit of California, United States, surrounding Lake Oroville, a reservoir on the Feather River. It is located in Butte County outside Oroville, California. The 29,447-acre (11,917 ha) park was established in 1967. [1]

7. Oroville East, California - Wikipedia

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   Oroville East, California. /  39.51167°N 121.50444°W  / 39.51167; -121.50444. Oroville East or Kelly Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 8,280 at the 2010 census, down from 8,680 at the 2000 census. Most citizens are dependent on the commerce of Oroville, and the vast ...