News Release
| Release Number: | 06-080 |
| Dated: | 6/8/2006 |
| Contact: | Heidi Y. Helwig, 503-808-4510 |
Corps of Engineers warns Columbia River boaters of logs
Portland, Ore.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning boaters that about eight to 10 logs, each about 20 feet long, are floating in the pool between The Dalles and Bonneville Dams on the Columbia River.
The logs entered the pool when a log boom stationed at the face of The Dalles Dam broke at about 5 p.m. on June 7; the debris the boom held, including the logs, passed through the dam’s spillway.
Park managers at The Dalles and Bonneville dams notified area port managers, the sheriff’s department and commercial tow boaters. In addition, warnings about the logs are being broadcast on Channel 16, the U.S. Coast Guard’s notification channel for boaters.
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