Waxing and Waning Malheur Lake
Written by Peter Pearsall/Map showing 1984 flooding at Malheur Refuge by USGS Located in the northernmost reach of the Great Basin, Malheur Lake in southeastern Oregon is a wildly fluctuating
April 30, 2025
Water Update: Late March 2025
Written by Peter Pearsall/Satellite photo taken March 1, 2025 by Landsat 9 Malheur Refuge Maintenance Supervisor Ed Moulton reports: “The water situation is high. Malheur Lake is starting to push
March 28, 2025
Malheur Refuge Carp E-Barrier Project
Written by MNWR Aquatic Biologist Dominic Bachman and Peter Pearsall/Photos by MNWR A new carp removal project at Malheur Refuge will employ an electronic fish barrier (e-barrier), installed near the
May 1, 2024
April Malheur Lake Update
Just to give you an estimate of how far the water is to reach the Narrows on 205 is about 0.53 of a mile!!! At the moment the lake is being occupied by our early arrivals such as Northern Pintail as well as over 1,500 swans! We are also seeing a variety of ducks moving through, from Mallards, Northern shoveler and American Wigeon. Oh, and you can’t forget the snow geese!
April 2, 2024
Reflections
In my waning days at Malheur NWR, I got to spend a few hours in an airboat on Malheur Lake. I saw an abundance of marshbirds, white-faced ibis attempting to nest on Russian thistle (tumbleweed), clear water, and, as a silver lining of the recent severe drought, new emergent plant growth. Restoration progress!
May 28, 2023
