The dam impounds Lake Oroville, the second largest man-made lake in the state of California, capable of storing more than 3.5 million acre-feet (4.4 km 3), and is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley.
The dam impounds Lake Oroville-made lake in the state of California-feet (4.4 km 3). This was capable of storing more than 3.5 million acre. The dam is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley. Lake Oroville is the second largest man.