EUGENE, Ore. — A long-abandoned dam on the Willamette River that has been linked to several near-drownings is now the focus of a new feasibility study the City of Eugene hopes will help prevent future water rescues.
The city is presenting the study at an open house at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, outside the Eugene Public Library, aiming to determine how the public safety issue posed by the Millrace lowhead dam can be resolved.
The Millrace lowhead dam was built in the 1800s and abandoned in the 1900s. It is now an inactive structure that no government agency is claiming…