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Lake Oroville
Lake Oroville is a 2,520-acre reservoir on the Feather River in California. The lake is in Butte County. It is managed by California State Parks. The gauge last read 778.09 ft.
Water level today: 778.09 ft · see the full record
Coordinates39.5636, -121.4560
Surface area2,520 acres
RiverFeather River
Managed byCalifornia State Parks
Swimming beaches on Lake Oroville
No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.
Lake Oroville on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
Water level today
The level comes from CDEC - California Data Exchange Center (DWR). The Corps of Engineers puts the top of the flood pool at 900.0 ft. The top of the dam sits at 922.0 ft. Check the reading the morning you go if your plan depends on a specific ramp.
778.09 ft -8.36 ft in 7 days
Planning a day at Lake Oroville
The center of the lake is at 39.5636, -121.4560. Surface elevation is about 902 feet. Water leaves through the Feather River.
The level comes from CDEC - California Data Exchange Center (DWR). The Corps of Engineers puts the top of the flood pool at 900.0 ft. The top of the dam sits at 922.0 ft. Check the reading the morning you go if your plan depends on a specific ramp.
No agency lists a named swimming spot at Lake Oroville. Shoreline access here is likely informal. A missing beach entry often just means nobody has catalogued the access point yet. Pine Island Beach, on Englebright Lake, is the closest named beach in this guide, about 26 miles off.
If Lake Oroville is busy, the nearest alternatives here are Thermalito Forebay (California, 8 mi), Sly Creek Reservoir (California, 18 mi) and New Bullards Bar Reservoir (California, 20 mi). California has 86 lakes on this site in total.
Freshwater advisories are issued locally, so check the state health department before you swim. Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read. Most California day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it.
Questions about Lake Oroville
Is there a beach at Lake Oroville?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Lake Oroville?
About 2,520 acres.
What other lakes are near Lake Oroville?
The closest in this guide is Thermalito Forebay, about 8 miles away in California.
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