Feb 12, 2017
Additional heavy rain brought widespread flooding of small streams and rivers, with some flooding of main stem rivers. Wet conditions from previous storms brought saturated ground and elevated reservoirs, with flood control releases. Reduced releases at Oroville Dam resulted in the use of the emergency spillway for the first time in the dam's history. A portion of the emergency spillway began to show signs of failure which resulted in NWS Sacramento to issue a Flash Flood Warning for potential
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 682611). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Butte County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.