Where is bull run?
The Bull Run Watershed is east of downtown Portland in the Mt. Hood National Forest. Although the watershed is in the northwest foothills of Mt. Hood, snowpack and glaciers on Mt. Hood do not drain into the Bull Run watershed. Q: How long has Bull Run served Portland? A: Water first flowed from Bull Run to the City of Portland on January 2, 1895. Since then, Bull Run has been Portland’s primary source of drinking water. Q: Does snow pack on Mt. Hood affect Portland’s supply of water? A: Rain is the primary source of water in the Bull Run watershed during the summer months. This makes Portland’s water system different from many others in Oregon, including water systems that rely on permanent snowpack. Rain in May and June often keeps the Bull Run reservoirs full into July. Although the watershed is in the northwest foothills of Mt. Hood, snowpack and glaciers on Mt. Hood cannot drain into the Bull Run watershed. Q: How did Bull Run get its name? A: There are many variations to this stor
