Oroville Dam Quiz

What is the primary purpose of the Oroville Dam?

• Flood control

• Recreation

• Hydroelectric power generation

• Irrigation

The Oroville Dam is located on which river?

• Sacramento River

• Feather River

• American River

• San Joaquin River

What is the height of Oroville Dam?

• 500 feet

• 770 feet

• 900 feet

• 1,000 feet

In what year was Oroville Dam completed?

• 1955

• 1968

• 1975

• 1980

Oroville Dam is the tallest dam in the United States. What type of dam is it?

• Concrete gravity

• Earthfill

• Arch

• Buttress

Which of the following is not a function of the Oroville Facilities?

• Water storage

• Fish and wildlife protection

• Wind energy generation

• Power generation

How much water can Lake Oroville, the reservoir created by Oroville Dam, hold?

• 1 million acre-feet

• 3.5 million acre-feet

• 2 million acre-feet

• 4 million acre-feet

Which State Water Project facility uses water from Lake Oroville to generate electricity?

• Hyatt Powerplant

• Devil Canyon Powerplant

• Thermalito Pumping-Generating Plant

• Castaic Powerplant

Which facility is used to store water diverted from the Feather River after it flows through the Hyatt Powerplant?

• San Luis Reservoir

• Thermalito Afterbay

• Antelope Lake

• Trinity Lake

The Feather River Fish Hatchery, located below Oroville Dam, was built to offset impacts on which fish species?

• Salmon and steelhead

• Trout and bass

• Catfish and sturgeon

• Perch and bluegill