KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Despite above average mountain snowpack levels, Klamath Project farmers will still need to stretch their irrigation supplies this summer. The mountains above Upper Klamath Lake have 123% of average snowpack for March 25th. “The bad news ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Drought conditions will leave boaters high and dry at two reservoirs in northern California this Memorial Day weekend. Water is being drawn down at the Copco and Iron Gate Reservoirs. “It’s already begun at Copco, the ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – This has been a very busy week for water issues in the Klamath Basin, but there are still more questions than answers. Irrigation season in the Klamath Basin normally gets underway April 1st. But this year, ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – This is a critical week for water users on the Klamath Project. Klamath Basin farmers still aren’t sure just when the water will start flowing, or how much they’ll get. April 1st is usually a target ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Endangered sucker fish in the Klamath Basin are getting some extra help this spring. The fish were released into the Shoalwater Bay area by Alan Mikkelsen, an advisor to the Secretary of the Interior. U.S. Fish ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – An advisor to the Secretary of the Interior meets with off-project water users in Klamath Falls. Alan Mikkelsen serves as a senior advisor to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Mikkelsen reminded Klamath off-project irrigators Monday night that ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Farmers and ranchers in the Klamath Basin are bracing for what could be a very dry summer. While it was a rainy day in Klamath Falls, mountain snow pack levels are less than half the average ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – A bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate could benefit farmers on the Klamath Project. Those farmers have watched their electric bills skyrocket by more than 2000% over the past decade. Klamath Water Users Association Executive ...