Welcome to our latest update on Lake Oroville, California's secondlargest reservoir, where the situation is becoming increasingly tense. As of April 2024, the water level has reached a startling 890 feet 7 inches, dangerously close to full pool. With a long series of storms and an aboveaverage snowpack now melting rapidly, we’re witnessing water levels rise faster than expected. Could this rapid increase pose a risk to the dam’s stability and safety?

In this episode of Time Bomb, we dive deep into the current conditions at Lake Oroville. We’ll explore:

Current Water Statistics: How the levels have surged past the seasonal average, with historical comparisons.

Balancing Act: How the California Department of Water Resources is managing the inflow and outflow amid these challenging conditions.

Water Allocations: Recent changes in water delivery and what they mean for California.

This video also features charts of Lake Oroville’s water levels, inflows, outflows, and snowpack data to illustrate the critical situation we face. With water levels increasing nearly a foot per day, what will happen as we approach full pool?

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Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to timeBomb
01:00 Oroville Stats
02:18 Balancing Act
06:18 Water Allocations