It’s not just the South Santiam River and the Albany-Santiam Canal that are running dirty brown these days. The Willamette River water is almost as muddy as the canal.
Tags: Bowman Park, Corps of Engineers, drawdowns, Green Peter, Lookout Point, muddy watter, Santiam Canal, South Santiam River, Willamette River
Muddy streams and the future of dams
The source of Albany’s drinking water continues to carry a lot of sediment or mud, but so far the stuff coming out of our taps is just as clear as always.
Tags: Albany water, Corps of Engineers, drinking water, fish runs, Green Peter Reservoir, Santiam Canal