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# DWR continues water releases from Oroville Dam

## Lake not expected to reach capacity this year

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Roughly 10,300 cubic feet per second of water is released from the Oroville Dam spillway on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 near Oroville, California. (Jake Hutchison/Enterprise-Record)
By Jake Hutchison | jhutchison@chicoer.com | Chico Enterprise-Record
PUBLISHED: March 5, 2026 at 4:30 AM PST | UPDATED: March 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM PDT
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For the first time since 2022, Lake Oroville may not reach its capacity in 2026 thanks to a lower snowpack and a lack of winter storms.
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