Salmon Clear Last Klamath Dams, Reaching Williamson and Sprague Rivers

Klamath River Ecosystem is Booming One Year After Dam Removal

The view over Iron Gate Dam outside Hornbook, Calif., in February, 2024. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy / Underscore News)At a virtual press conference on Thursday, Oct. 9, Klamath River scientists announced that a year after the last of the dams were removed, river health has begun to bounce back. With salmon swimming upstream, bald eagles flying overhead, and increased bear, beaver, otter and osprey activity, the ecosystem is booming with ecologic…

Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers

For the first time in more than 100 years, Chinook salmon have been spotted at the confluence of the Sprague and Williamson rivers in Chiloquin, the government seat of the Klamath Tribes in Southern Oregon. It’s the latest milestone following the removal of four dams on the Klamath River last year, which was the largest river restoration project in U.S. history. “A hundred and fifteen years that they haven’t been here, and they still have that G…

Chinook Return To Waters Above Upper Klamath Lake

ODFW reports on how Chinook salmon are fanning out into the upper Klamath Basin for the first time in more than 100 years following the removal of four downstream dams. The post Chinook Return To Waters Above Upper Klamath Lake appeared first on .