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Klamath irrigation supply expected to fall woefully short amid water shortage
source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation -> target: Klamath Project irrigators
On 2026-04-08, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced an initial water supply of 221,000 acre-feet from Upper Klamath Lake, which local irrigators said was woefully short of need amid the Klamath Basin drought. The Klamath Basin snowpack was described as tied for worst on record, and irrigators expected to idle more than 40,000 acres in 2026.
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Klamath BasinOregonNorth AmericaUnited StatesNorth America42.440, -121.775
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