20K cfs coming into Lake Oroville prompts DWR to release more water from Oroville Dam

The California Department of Water Resources is increasing the outflows from the lake from 10,000 cubic feet per second to 15,000 cfs starting Tuesday, March 18. The vast majority of the water releases go through the Thermalito Afterbay outlet with the remaining going through the low-flow channel which runs through the city of Oroville.

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