Signs of recovery at Lake Oroville in California

The high lake level boat launch at Bidwell Canyon is still hundreds of yards above the current lake level boat launch but the water level is 27-feet higher at Lake Oroville, Calif.

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Jan. 22, 2016 7:31 AM PT

Lake Oroville is the largest reservoir of the State Water Project, an approximately 700-mile system that ferries water all the way to Southern California.

Houseboats at Bidwell Canyon Marina are rising with the lake levels at Lake Oroville, Calif.

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Loafer Creek Recreation Area boat launch is still high and dry but lake levels are rising at Lake Oroville.

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Fishermen pull out boats at the boat launch at Bidwell Canyon at Lake Oroville, Calif.

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Houseboats at Bidwell Canyon Marina are rising with the lake levels at Lake Oroville, Calif.

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Houseboats at Bidwell Canyon Marina at Lake Oroville, Calif.

(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)