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Justin Higginbottom/JPRThe largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed along the Klamath River last year. The main goal was to restore salmon habitat and reclaim tribal lands. But it’s also providing new stretches of whitewater to enjoy.
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Youth descend a free-flowing Klamath River after biggest dam removal project in history. -
Four dams fell. Now, Indigenous youth are paddling the Klamath from source to sea, reclaiming a river — and a part of themselves. -
New public access sites have opened along the post-dam Klamath River, allowing opportunities to enjoy the free-flowing river. -
It’s a special moment for the Tribe, which has been working to revitalize the canoe tradition. -
Will the restoration of Klamath River runs help restore California’s struggling salmon fishing industry? -
Water quality levels on the Klamath River are continuing to improve amid dam deconstruction work, according to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. -
Deconstruction of Iron Gate dam, the lowest of the four dams along the Oregon-California border, has begun. -
The federal Bureau of Reclamation announced its initial water supply allocation for Klamath Basin farmers yesterday. Despite average snowpack in the region, the projected supply still isn’t enough to meet agricultural demands. -
On Tuesday, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors proclaimed a local emergency and requested that the governor proclaim a state of emergency based on water quality concerns in the Klamath River as four dams are being removed. -
Approximately 830,000 fall-run Chinook salmon fry are believed to have died while passing through the lowest dam on the Klamath River in late February. -
With the drawdown of three reservoirs complete, the Klamath River is flowing more or less within its historic channel. -
Drawdown of three reservoirs on the Klamath River is well underway, and this step in the dam removal process has already dramatically altered the landscape along the river in Southern Oregon and far Northern California.
