The Oroville Dam, completed in 1968, had an estimated construction cost of around $100 million at the time. Adjusted for inflation, this would be equivalent to approximately $800 million to $1 billion today. The dam was built to provide flood control, water supply, and hydroelectric power for California.
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by makeing it dryer
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The second largest earth-filled dam in the world is the Oroville Dam, located in California, USA. It is surpassed in size only by the Jinping-I Dam in China.
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The Oroville dam in California. Construction began in 1961 and was finished in 1968. Is 770 feet tall and is 6920 feet long.
Oroville Dam is currently (as of September 28th, 2010) the tallest dam, standing at 770 feet (230 meters) tall. It is currently the 23rd tallest dam in the world, and stands along the Feather River. Its name is derived from the proximity to Oroville, California, and is a major source of power for the area.