The city of Salem will decide on Monday whether to declare an emergency for its water system customers, due to the upcoming deep drawdown of the Detroit Lake Reservoir and its potential impacts on the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to drain the lake to help endangered salmon species, but county leaders say it will ...

Leaning over the concrete ledge, Greg Taylor peered down at Green Peter Dam. An unseasonably bright sun this week was slipping below the horizon, casting golden light onto the 327-foot-tall structure, ...

SALEM, Ore. — Salem City Council voted unanimously Monday to declare a state of emergency to help prepare its municipal water system for a planned deep drawdown of the Detroit Lake Reservoir in the ...

Salem City Council declared a state of emergency to prepare for a drinking water shortage from the planned drawdown of Detroit Reservoir. The drawdown is intended to help endangered salmon but could ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward with a plan to drop Detroit Lake to the lowest water level in its history, but in a slow and methodical way intended to avoid impacting drinking ...