I used to live in the Tri-Cities. Now I live in Seattle but I also have a place near Cle Elum, and I just read today that people that have irrigation rights that allow them to draw from the Teanaway and the Cowiche are being cut off. Some of those deeds date back to the 1880s. This is a major drought.
They had to “mow” out a bunch of milfoil for the hydroplane races over the weekend. It was basically late August Columbia River weed conditions in late July. Ironically, the weather was very cool the last two days(will be getting back to normal soon). Also, 8-9 ft sturgeon carcasses reported floating and decomposing along the river banks. The sturgeon are not dying directly due to excessively warm water but because of gorging on salmon until their metabolism gives up. Normally the salmon would continue swimming upstream to spawn but are loitering in this area due to the warm (70F) water and being eaten as a last supper by the hungry sturgeon.
PINGs due to possible interest to you.