McDonald System

Due to a problem caused by last night’s storm, the McDonald System is being temporarily shut down. We will provide updates as soon as we are able to deliver water.

We plan to start flushing water through the Upper West and Fredericks laterals on Wednesday April 8th to get them ready for the season. We will be ready to start making water deliveries on April 9th. If you are ready to start using water, call the office at 541-535-1529 on or after April 8th and … Read more

We have been notified by the Jackson County Watermaster that the flow has dropped off in the creek and he is regulating the district off the system tomorrow. With that said, we will be shutting the entire McDonald System off first thing tomorrow morning, Tuesday, July 29, 2025.

We have been notified by the Jackson County Watermaster that the flow has dropped off in the creek and he plans on regulating the district off the system early next week. What water is available now will continue to run in the Fredericks Lateral, however we are not sure the flow will last until early … Read more

With these extreme temperatures, the water continues to drop off on the McDonald System. We must begin rotating the laterals starting tomorrow, Tuesday, July 15, 2025.  The rotation will start with the Upper West Lateral and switch to the Fredericks Lateral on July 22, 2025, if the water supply holds up.

We plan to start flushing water through the Upper West and Fredericks laterals on Wednesday April 30th to get them ready for the season. We will be ready to start making water deliveries on May 7th. If you are ready to start using water, call the office on or after May 6th and we will … Read more

We expect to have a good water supply for the McDonald System this year due to the high snowpack. We do not have any estimate of when the season will begin. As long as we keep receiving rain and snow, we will hold off on startup. We will update the website when we start to … Read more

We were notified this morning by the Jackson County Watermaster that the flow has dropped off in the creek and he is regulating the district off the system today. With that said, we will be shutting the entire McDonald System off just after noon today, Monday, July 15th, 2024.

We received notice today, July 9th, from the Jackson County Watermaster that when they measured the water yesterday on McDonald Creek, it is slightly above the amount where he would be regulating the water rights back to the year 1900, but expects to do so within the next couple days. With the reduced flow, there … Read more

We received notice on July 2nd, from the Jackson County Watermaster that he will be measuring the water on McDonald Creek on Monday, July 8th and potentially regulating the water rights back to the year 1900 by the end of next week. The district’s water right is dated 1915 so we are expecting to be … Read more