The Dalles Dam falls to lowest point of season; August forwards highest in history

摘要

The Dalles Dam water supply forecast has fallen to the lowest point of the season with the weather outlook not indicating any relief in the months ahead. Summer forward packages surged 225% as a result. After a strong start to the year, March and April brought a steady decline in the water supply forecast across the Pacific Northwest region, hydrologist Henry Pai said May 6 during the monthly Northwest River Forecast Center water supply briefing. “The past couple months have been very dry as far as what’s falling out of the sky and that’s brought the seasonal precipitation down across the basin,” Pai said. While May is typically the last monthly water supply briefing, the NWRFC has scheduled a June 3 call because of seasonal conditions.