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Fish are swimming the Klamath River freely for the first time in more than a century [1]
['State Of California']
Date: 2024-08-28
KLAMATH RIVER – Fish are now swimming freely in the Klamath River for the first time in more than 100 years, thanks to collaboration between the state, federal and tribal partners.
The Klamath River restoration project – the largest such effort in American history – is working to remove four obsolete hydroelectric dams in California and Oregon that had over decades worsened water quality in the Klamath River, harming salmon populations and communities in the basin that rely on them.
The breaching of the two cofferdams today at Iron Gate and Copco No. 1 return the Klamath River to a free-flowing state in California for the first time in 100 years. This means native fish species such as steelhead, coho and Chinook salmon now have access to more than 400 miles of newly opened spawning and rearing habitat. This habitat includes not only the main stem of the Klamath River but several important tributaries that historically supported salmon and steelhead populations and will provide consistent sources of cool water in warm months and in a warming climate.
The dam removal effort is anticipated to help revitalize the culture and economy for several tribes that call the Klamath Basin home.
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