Drought emergency in Klamath County, Oregon
3/7/2022 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Klamath County, OR
Start Date: 3/7/2022
- End Date: 12/31/2022
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown declared a state of emergency in Klamath County as the snowpack in the Klamath Basin was 60% of normal. Low snowpack and streamflow indicate that this will be a difficult year in the Klamath Basin as wells were already running dry.
For central and southern Oregon, this is a third consecutive year of drought. Oregon endured its third driest period from October 2019 to September 2021 since records began in the late 1800s, per a climatologist at Oregon State University.
The Oregonian (Portland), March 7, 2022
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