Klamath River

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Klamath River

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Last Updated: Jan 8, 2025 • Article History

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California tribes celebrate historic dam removal: ‘More successful than we ever imagined’ • Jan. 4, 2025, 12:01 AM ET (The Guardian)

After losing beloved lake, a community navigates its future • Dec. 17, 2024, 1:07 AM ET (Voice of America)

First salmon in century reach Oregon's Klamath Basin after dam removal • Dec. 17, 2024, 1:07 AM ET (Voice of America)

Klamath River, river rising in Upper Klamath Lake just above Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S. It flows south for 1.25 miles (2 km) as the Link River to Lake Ewauna, where it emerges as the Klamath River, and continues generally southwesterly 250 miles (400 km) through the Klamath Mountains in California to the Pacific Ocean near Requa, California. Beginning in 1918, an energy company built six dams on the Klamath to generate hydroelectric power, resulting in the collapse of Chinook salmon and other fish populations. After decades of efforts led by the Yurok Tribe, four of the dams were torn down ...(100 of 162 words)

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