OROVILLE, Calif. - The California Department of Water Resources announced Thursday there will be changes to the Feather River flows on Friday and Saturday.

Officials say that the reduction in flows is in order to facilitate maintenance work at the O’Neill Forebay.

On Friday at 11 a.m., the Feather River releases will decrease to 1,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) through the City of Oroville.

By 1 p.m., flows from the Thermalito Afterbay River Outlet will be reduced to 3,000 cfs, resulting in a total Feather River release of 4,000 cfs downstream.

Starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, the DWR plans to increase the Outlet flows in 500-cfs increments. By 2 p.m., total Feather River releases will reach 7,000 cfs, while river flows through the City of Oroville will remain at 1,000 cfs.

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