https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil Portland District News RSS Feed en-us Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:35:04 GMT Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:08:41 GMT https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/2762006/mother-nature-can-be-comforting-but-has-scolded-scalded-us-this-year/ Mother Nature can be comforting and calm but this year it seems like she used our first, middle and last name as she scolded (or scalded) us … “Pacific North [emphasis added] West, what in the world were you thinking?!” … for punching our hypothetical little sister (California). Our punishment has been drought, record-breaking temperatures, wildfires and extremely dry conditions throughout the region. Even though the early part of this summer was a scorching hot nightmare, north western Oregon is fortunate to have a consistent flow of water – thanks to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ system of dams and reservoirs in the Willamette Valley.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Sep/01/2002845643/115/75/0/210603-A-A1408-0001.JPG' alt='Detroit Dam, east of Salem, Ore. impounds water from the North Santiam River. Its large storage reservoir allows downstream users to have a consistent amount of water year-round but especially during long, hot summers and droughts. According to public scoping comments from city of Salem officials during a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Draft Environmental Impact Statement (page 246) for downstream fish passage at Detroit Dam, the city’s intake for drinking water needs 750 cubic feet per second to operate (as of August 9, the combined tributaries of the North Santiam and Little North Santiam rivers were providing 413 cubic feet per second of water). (U.S. Army photo by Todd Manny)' /> <br /> Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:35:04 GMT Tom Conning, Public Affairs Office https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/2762006/mother-nature-can-be-comforting-but-has-scolded-scalded-us-this-year/ Cougar Dams Dorena Fall Creek Green Peter Hills Creek Recreation Willamette Big Cliff Blue River Cottage Grove Detroit Dexter Fern Ridge Foster Lookout Point fish U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division