The only basin to fall below normal is the Hood-Sandy-Lower Deschutes basin, which is at 88% when it was at 114% in January.

The overdue reports on the Willamette River dams are not an anomaly for the Army Corps. A 2024 report from the Government ...

A coalition of environmental groups sued the Eugene Water and Electric Board, accusing the public utility of violating the Endangered Species Act. EWEB has disputed the allegations.

The Army Corps of Engineers has repeatedly missed deadlines to produce solutions for endangered fish in the Willamette River Basin. Critics contend the eight hydroelectric dams in the basin are ...

That’s so it can absorb major rain events and limit flooding downstream, which is the main purpose of the 13-dam system in the Upper Willamette Basin. A deep drawdown, however, would drop the ...

The low-elevation snow over the last two weeks has bolstered the Willamette basin, which is now at 116% of the average. The short-term forecast looks good for continued snow growth in the Cascades.

Last June, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which operates a series of dams in Oregon's Willamette River Basin, missed a deadline set by Congress to produce a report on how the dams are affecting ...