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The removal of four Klamath River dams along the California-Oregon border is in the spotlight — and for good reason. It is the largest dam removal in our nation’s history and represents the ...
The Iron Gate Dam, which opened in 1964 as the last of four dams that, at nearly 200 feet tall each, regulated the flow of the river and time releases for the local water supply in Northern ...
After more than 20 years of advocacy from the Un-Dam the Klamath movement, three dams on the Klamath River in California are expected to be removed by November 2024. [8] Two remain as of November 2023. [7] / 41.93389°N 122.43528°W / 41.93389; -122.43528 ( Iron Gate Dam) / 34.4850; -119.3082 ( Matilija Dam)
The Klamath River ( Karuk: Ishkêesh, [8] Klamath: Koke, [9] Yurok: Hehlkeek 'We-Roy [10]) flows 257 miles (414 km) [5] through Oregon and northern California in the United States, emptying into the Pacific Ocean. By average discharge, the Klamath is the second largest river in California after the Sacramento River.
2. Installed capacity. 18 MW. Annual generation. 112,650,000 KWh. Iron Gate Dam is an earthfill hydroelectric dam on the Klamath River in northern California, outside Hornbrook, California, that opened in 1964. The dam blocks the Klamath River to create the Iron Gate Lake Reservoir. It is the lowermost of a series of power dams on the river ...
The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border. The project will remove four dams on the Klamath River. The project is part of a larger ...
Work on the dam removal project began in June. The smallest dam, Copco No. 2, was torn down by crews using heavy machinery. The other three dams are set to be dismantled next year, starting with a ...
Oroville Dam, an important part of the California State Water Project, is an earthen embankment dam on the Feather River, east of the city of Oroville in Northern California. The dam is used for flood control, water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and water quality improvement in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. [1] : .