Drought emergency in Wheeler County, Oregon
7/19/2018 7:20:23 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Wheeler County, OR
Start Date: 7/18/2018
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced a drought emergency for Wheeler County, due to low snowpack, poor rainfall, low streamflows and warming temperatures.
Wheeler County was the seventh county in the state to come under a drought emergency in 2018. The other six counties were Klamath, Grant, Harney, Lake, Baker and Douglas.
KTVZ-TV NewsChannel 21 (Redmond, Ore.), July 18, 2018
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