Oroville California is considered the gateway to Lake Oroville California and Feather River recreational areas.
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17 Facts About Oroville California
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Oroville California is located adjacent to State Route 70, and is in close proximity to State Route 99, which connects Butte County with Interstate 5.
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Oroville California's nickname is the "City of Gold", basically just the Spanish name of the city in English.
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Oroville California has been declared a Tree City USA for 41 years by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
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Oroville California is situated at the base of the foothills on the banks of the Feather River where it flows out of the Sierra Nevada onto the flat floor of the Sacramento Valley.
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Oroville California's built a large cannery in Oroville, and by 1900 was the president of the world's largest canned olive factory.
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The Visitor's Center at Lake Oroville California has a thorough exhibit and documentary film on Ishi and his life in society.
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Oroville California is situated at the head of navigation on the Feather River.
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Geologically, Oroville California is situated at the meeting place of three provinces: the Central Valley alluvial plain to the west, the crystalline Sierra Nevada to the SE and the volcanic Cascade Mountains to the north.
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Oroville California sits on the eastern rim of the Great Valley, defined today by the floodplains of the Sacramento River and its tributaries.
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Around Oroville California these sediments are dominated by thick fans of Feather River sediments, but just east of this there is a thin, N-S band of late Cretaceous sediments.
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Economy of Oroville California is largely driven by tourism to Lake Oroville California and the Feather River recreation areas.
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Oroville California Hospital announced in 2018 a hospital expansion, and in 2019 received $200 million in bonds for a five-story hospital tower expected to be competed in 2022.
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Oroville California has several parks featuring playgrounds, picnic tables and benches.
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Oroville California is home to KOYO-LP, a low-power community radio station owned and operated by the Bird Street Arbor Day Media Project.
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Oroville California Hospital is a general acute care hospital and offers basic emergency care located in the City of Oroville California.
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Oroville California has three designated superfund cleanup sites, two of which have been cleaned up and delisted: a Koppers Co.
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