Oregon Field Guide
Lake Abert Dries Up
Clip: Season 24 Episode 2404 | 15m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Oregon’s third largest lake dried up. Is more than drought to blame?
Oregon's third largest lake, Lake Abert dried up in 2014 for the first time since the 1930s. 3 million migrating shorebirds depend on it for food. Drought has hit that region of the state but some people wonder whether human use of Abert's only water source made things worse. Under Oregon law, Lake Abert has no legal right to any water at all.
Oregon Field Guide is a local public television program presented by OPB
Oregon Field Guide
Lake Abert Dries Up
Clip: Season 24 Episode 2404 | 15m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Oregon's third largest lake, Lake Abert dried up in 2014 for the first time since the 1930s. 3 million migrating shorebirds depend on it for food. Drought has hit that region of the state but some people wonder whether human use of Abert's only water source made things worse. Under Oregon law, Lake Abert has no legal right to any water at all.
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