Willamette Valley Drought Results In Low Federal Reservoirs, Balancing Act For Numerous Water Uses; ‘Worst Year Since 1949’
Due to ongoing dry conditions at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, reservoirs are currently as low as 20 percent full (Cougar Dam on the Mackenzie River) while, overall, the 13 dams in the Corps’ Willamette Valley System stand at 48 percent full, according to a recent virtual public meeting held…