Dexter Dam is one of eight hydroelectric dams in the Willamette River Basin that are imperiling salmon and steelhead runs. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is overdue on several reports ordered by Congress to evaluate the impact of the dams on fish runs. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

By Melanie Henshaw, InvestigateWest

Last June, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which operates a series of dams in Oregon’s Willamette River Basin, missed a deadline set by Congress to produce a report on how the dams are affecting endangered fish.

Eight months later, the report is nowhere in sight, with the Army Corps stating it remains under “administrative review.”

For tribal nations and others who want to save dwindling salmon and steelhead runs on…

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