Recent Rains Boost 2026 Water Supply Forecast (April-Sept) For Columbia Basin But Overall Snowpack Far Below Normal

Corps Preparing For Fall/Winter Reservoir Drawdowns In Willamette River Basin To Aid ESA-Listed Salmon, Steelhead, Required By BiOp

Two Decades Of Partnerships (Non-Profits, Utilities, Agencies)  Help Restore Oregon’s McKenzie River With Connected Flood Plains, Natural Flows

Dam Drawdowns For Fish: Willamette Valley Cities Declare Clean Water Emergency Over Coming Reservoir Drop

The Problem Is Now: New WSU Research Shows Groundwater Declines In ‘Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System’

Rapid Melt, Expanding Drought Has Columbia Basin Water Supply At Dalles Dam (April-August) At Only 79 Percent Of Normal

Columbia Basin Snowmelt, Runoff In Most Areas Early, Rapid; Water Supply Forecasts May-September Dropping

Spring Runoff Older Than You Think: Hydrologists Show Mountain Streamflow Old Snowmelt On Years-Long Underground Journey

Some Melting In March But Columbia Basin Water Supply Forecast Improves, 90 Percent Of Average At Dalles Dam (April-Sept)

Corps Still Determining How To Implement Changes At Willamette Valley Dams With Funding Still Uncertain

Though Doesn’t Feel Like It Right Now, Columbia Basin Water Supply Forecast For April-September Still Dropping

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