In 2024, four Klamath River dams came down, reopening habitat blocked for over a century; in two salmon runs, 21,052 Chinook moved upstream and reclaimed 88% of their historic range
- Representative imageFour concrete barriers blocked the way for salmon that once swam freely between the Pacific Ocean and the high desert reaches of Oregon and California for more than a hundred years.
- The dams were removed in 2024 as part of one of the largest dam removal projects in U.
- history, letting the river flow freely for the first time in generations.
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- Representative imageFour concrete barriers blocked the way for salmon that once swam freely between the Pacific Ocean and the high desert reaches of Oregon and California for more than a hundred years.
- The dams were removed in 2024 as part of one of the largest dam removal projects in U.
- history, letting the river flow freely for the first time in generations.
Sources: Times of India