Detroit Lake would become the fifth reservoir in the Upper Willamette Basin to undergo what’s known as a “drawdown” — turning a reservoir into a river for a temporary period each year.

Lake Ocheda Advisory team members voted last week to move forward with plans for a full-year drawdown of the three-basin lake south of Worthington, in hopes of improving water quality and encouraging ...

By Reader Staff Pend Oreille lake levels are in the midst of a temporary drawdown, with Albeni Falls Dam raising outflow to reach an elevation of between 2,051 and 2,052 feet by Monday, ...