Siphon Power Property Canal Piping Project

Siphon Power Property Canal Piping Project

Central Oregon Irrigation District Announces Plans to Pipe Canal 3,000 Feet West From Brookswood Bridge Approximately 5 cubic feet per second of water will be conserved in Deschutes River (REDMOND, Ore.) – Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) has announced plans to begin piping approximately 3,000 feet of the irrigation canal from the Brookswood Bridge heading...

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North Canal Fish Ladder

North Canal Fish Ladder

For more than 100 years redband trout have lived as separate populations upstream and downstream of the North Canal Dam along the Deschutes River in Bend. “… They need to intermix and interbreed to maintain good, healthy populations,” said Ryan Houston, executive director for the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council. The Bend-based nonprofit is focused on...

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Cline Falls Dam Removal

Cline Falls Dam Removal

In 2016, Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID) will begin the process of removing the Cline Falls Dam on the Deschutes River. COID’s removal of this dam will allow resident trout and wildlife to migrate naturally through the former dam site, accessing river and riparian habitat along the Upper Deschutes. The District will finance a share...

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