The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is studying the possibility of ending hydropower production at its system of dams in the Willamette River Basin. The federal agency manages the dams and reservoirs, ...
Hills Creek Dam is located on the Middle Fork of the Willamette River three miles upstream of Oakridge and 42 miles upstream of Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. It is one of eight hydro-producing dams ...
To free salmon stuck behind dams in Oregon’s Willamette River Valley, here’s what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has in mind: Build a floating vacuum the size of a football field with enough pumps ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it could make hydroelectric dams on Oregon’s Willamette River safe for endangered salmon by building gigantic mechanical traps and hauling baby fish downstream in ...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting comments and holding three public meetings on a plan to drop Detroit Lake to the lowest level in its history. It’s also taking comment on a plan to drop ...
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Officials seek public input on proposed Detroit Lake drawdown, end to hydropower production
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is seeking public input ahead of a proposed deep drawdown of Detroit Lake and a potential end to hydropower production in the Willamette ...
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 ...
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