Even though the Detroit Lake drawdown is not expected for another year, the consequences of what that means for Salem is ...

Some cities are staring down a future without water as the Army Corps of Engineers prepares to drawdown Detroit Lake next ...

A planned 2026 drawdown of the Detroit Lake reservoir will increase turbidity on the Santiam River beyond what Salem's ...

Crime and fire report: 91-year-old arrested on suspicion of DWI and fleeing, kayaks stolen from storage unit in Lake Park and ...

DETROIT, Ore. -- A project intended to improve conditions for endangered fish could mean essentially emptying Detroit Lake for one or two years. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to ...

Lake levels near historic lows of 2015 and 2001 Low water level impacts local economy Snowpack is not necessarily going to help It could be another dry summer at Detroit Lake. The popular ...

DETROIT, Ore. – Business owners near Detroit Lake celebrated when they learned the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) may not drain the reservoir after all. The corps is working on a large ...

The algae bloom at Detroit Lake tested positive for a toxin called cylindrospermopsin. Not all algae blooms are toxic, but this one is. The danger is that this toxin can cause kidney and liver damage.

At Detroit Lake, for example, the area near the log boom has frequently tested above safe levels, but the Santiam Flats area hasn’t. Big Cliff Reservoir has frequently tested above safe levels.

In Detroit Lakes, swimmer’s itch is treated each year near the 4th of July and then again before We Fest; however, the problem seems to have shown up earlier in the season than in years past.