During the winter, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) lowers the level of water behind Fern Ridge Dam for flood control of the Long Tom River. Then in spring the water level is again gradually raised to summer level. This year we have had a wet month of April, more like what was normal in past years.

It is amazing how quickly the water level in Fern Ridge Lake (Reservoir) has raIsed, to the point where it is just about at full level. This chart at this website shows how fast it has raised during the month of April - https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/14168000/...