Klamath River dam removal brings hope for threatened salmon
The recently completed removal of dams on the Klamath River is raising hopes of rebuilding the population of threatened spring-run chinook salmon.
With Historic Removal of Four Dams, Klamath River Flows Again Unhindered
Over 16 months, four dams built between 1903 and 1962 came down as part of a monumental effort to clear 35 river miles in Oregon and California.
Over 100 dam years later, Klamath River runs unobstructed
Now, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation will spend the next several years attempting to revitalize river health by sewing native plants, gradually releasing sediment and improving water and
Tribes celebrate the end of the largest dam removal project in US history
The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday, marking a major victory for tribes in the region who fought for decades to free hundreds of miles of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border.
Klamath River dams removal concludes, with restoration work to continue
The Copco No. 1, Copco No. 2, J.C. Boyle, and Iron Gate Dams have been removed from the Klamath River, and restoration and recovery will follow.
Klamath Dam Removal project finished, all four dams removed
The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) is announcing the completion of the Klamath Dam Removal project Wednesday. According to KRRC, the contractor Kiewit has finished removing all four of the lower Klamath hydroelectric dams within the purview of the project and completed all work in the river.
International Rivers celebrates the unprecedented victory in removing dams on the Klamath River
This week marked the removal of the last remnants of four large hydropower dams on the lower Klamath River. On the occasion of the community celebration taking place on October 5 in Yreka, California,
Work complete on Klamath dam removal project
KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. -- Work has wrapped up on the world's largest dam removal project. The Klamath River Renewal Corporation announced today that the four hydroelectric dams in the Klamath River have been completely removed.
With dams gone, Klamath salmon start long road to recovery
Rivers don’t fix themselves and heal overnight from 100 years of degradation and damage," one expert said. "This is a process, and the healing process is
Tribes celebrate end of nation’s largest dam removal on Klamath River
Advocates see their work as far from finished, with some already focusing efforts on revegetation and restoration on the Klamath River and surrounding land.
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(BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS) The Klamath Hydropower Dams Are All Gone As of Today
Today marks the complete removal of the four lower Klamath hydroelectric dams. Kiewit, the dam removal contractor hired by ...
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Restoration, recovery next for Klamath River
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First salmon in a century spotted in waters once blocked by California dams
In an early victory for the nation’s largest dam-removal project, the first salmon in more than a century is believed to have pushed up the Klamath River this week into waters formerly blocked by dams ...