A Levee Flood Protection Zone is "the area, as determined by the Central Valley Flood Protection Board or DWR, that is protected by a project levee." DWR prepared LFPZ maps by estimating the maximum ...

State of California Emergencies Call 911 immediately. During normal business hours, call (916) 565-7800. After hours, contact the area or regional engineer on the Emergency Contact Sheet that was ...

Lake Oroville Update - May 22, 2026 ...

As stewards of one of California’s most precious natural resources, DWR helps spearhead innovative water management practices throughout the state, often with women at the forefront. Wanting to ...

Each summer, dozens of dedicated teachers take time from their summer break and gather in Butte, Solano, and Sacramento counties to participate in Water Institutes for Educators.

State of California A drone view of California Department of Water Resources’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Office installing new equipment to enhance the monitoring and understanding of land ...

State of California The Delta–Mendota Canal is a 117-mile-long aqueduct in central California, United States. The canal was designed and completed in 1951 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as part of ...

As runoff from the last sizable storm was rolling down California rivers to San Francisco Bay in December, operators of the State Water Project used scientific information and modeling about the ...

Lake Oroville Update for March 21, 2025 ...

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Lake Oroville Update - April 3, 2026 ...