Map & Facilities
SWCD serves approximately 17,700 acres of land for 450 patrons within the District’s boundary through roughly 105.6 miles of open canal and 4.2 miles of piped conveyance. The District does not own or operate any reservoirs but does utilize storage in Detroit Reservoir. The District operates one main point of diversion at Stayton Power Canal and a secondary diversion at Salem Ditch, which is consolidated with Stayton Ditch for the purposes of measurement and reporting. Salem Ditch diverts natural flow from the North Santiam River (N. Santiam River), which is discharged into Mill Creek as a result of an inter-basin transfer. The Coates Lateral and Meadowlawn Laterals then redivert the N. Santiam River water from Mill Creek.
