BEND, Ore. (AP) — A water reservoir considered to be a key bellwether for the amount of water available for farmers in Central Oregon is nearly empty again at the end of the irrigation season. The Bulletin reports according to the Bureau of Reclamation website Wickiup Reservoir was just 3% full as of Tuesday. Some water is being retained to avoid a turbidity problem that occurred two years ago when the Deschutes River turned an unusual shade of green in Bend. Wickiup Reservoir holds irrigation water in winter for North Unit Irrigation District farmers to use in the spring and summer. But drought has drained the reservoir to the bottom in the last three years.
Oregon reservoir emptied for unprecedented 3rd year in a row
