Un-Dam the Klamath
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Un-Dam the Klamath was a social movement in the United States to remove the dams on the lower Klamath River primarily because they obstruct salmon, steelhead, and other species of fish from accessing
Demonstrators calling for removal of dams on the Klamath River in Oregon and California, U.S. (2006)
Yurok fishermen on the Klamath River (2011)
Copco Lake
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Copco Lake was an artificial lake on the Klamath River in Siskiyou County, California, near the Oregon border. The lake's waters were impounded by the Copco Number 1 Dam, which was completed in 1922 a
Un-Dam the Klamath
…harmed Native American communities such as the Hupa, Karuk, Klamath, and Yurok. Four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon (Copco #1, Copco #2, Iron Gate and J.C. Boyle) were targeted for removal. The movement to remove the dams gained national attention following the 2002 Klamath…
Copco Lake in the 1990s
Pacific service magazine
The basin left by the draining of Copco Lake in spring 2024
Klamath Basin location