Tallest dam in the US

Tallest dam in the US
Oroville, California (CA), US
The Oroville Dam is the highest dam in the USA, 754 feet from bottom to top. Higher even than the Hoover dam, at 726 feet. This reservoir captures water from the Feather River watershed, and is one of the points of origin for the California State Water Project, a network of dams, reservoirs, pumping stations, and 550 miles of canals and pipelines, that distribute water from Northern California to the drier southern parts of the state.
The Oroville Dam is the highest dam in the USA, 754 feet from bottom to top. Higher even than the Hoover dam, at 726 feet. This reservoir captures water from the Feather River watershed, and is one of the points of origin for the California State Water Project, a network of dams, reservoirs, pumping stations, and 550 miles of canals and pipelines, that distribute water from Northern California to the drier southern parts of the state.
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@ 2006-09-08 13:59:03
Now in hi res.
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@ 2007-02-22 09:43:07
Oroville Dam is located 9 miles east of the City of Oroville...within the County of Butte. It is Actually 770ft (235m) tall and is an earth-filled dam unlike Hoover which is made of solid concrete.
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@ 2017-02-13 09:53:08
Evacuation of 200,000 people underway as dam spillway overflows. Drone video at second video at link:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/oroville-dam-emergency-spillway-failure-1.3979524
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@ 2017-03-02 10:18:35
Aerial photos of damaged spillway: March 2017:
http://www.reuters.com/news/picture/massive-damage-at-california-dam?articleId=USRTS111C4

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