Oroville Dam

Summary

Oroville Dam is an embankment dam^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of embankment_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oroville Dam is located in Butte County^[3].
• Oroville Dam is in the country of United States^[4].
• Oroville Dam's image is recorded as Oroville dam Fyx nEtaMAAHTtF.jpg^[5].
• Oroville Dam's instance of is recorded as embankment dam^[6].
• Oroville Dam's owned by is recorded as California Department of Water Resources^[7].
• Oroville Dam's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2006020096^[8].
• Oroville Dam's Commons category is recorded as Oroville Dam^[9].
• Oroville Dam's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20024810^[10].
• +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Oroville Dam^[11].
• Oroville Dam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.5389, 'lon': -121.486}^[12].
• Oroville Dam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04q5nq^[13].
• Oroville Dam's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Feather River^[14].
• Oroville Dam's official website is recorded as http://water.ca.gov/Programs/State-Water-Project/SWP-Facilities/Oroville^[15].
• Oroville Dam's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Oroville-Dam^[16].
• Oroville Dam's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5379765^[17].
• Oroville Dam's date of official opening is recorded as +1968-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Oroville Dam's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oroville Dam'}^[19].
• Oroville Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2109'}^[20].
• Oroville Dam's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+770'}^[21].
• Oroville Dam's connects with is recorded as Edward Hyatt Power Plant^[22].
• Oroville Dam's drainage basin is recorded as Sacramento River basin^[23].
• Oroville Dam's reservoir created is recorded as Lake Oroville^[24].
• Oroville Dam's archINFORM project ID is recorded as 51199^[25].
• Oroville Dam's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007542462505171^[26].
• Oroville Dam's National Inventory of Dams ID is recorded as CA00035^[27].

Body

Geography

Oroville Dam is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Butte County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Oroville Dam's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2109'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Oroville Dam's instance of is recorded as embankment dam^[6].

History and Context

+1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Oroville Dam^[11]. Its owned by is recorded as California Department of Water Resources^[7].

Why It Matters

Oroville Dam ranks in the top 1% of embankment_dam entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]